Results for 'hoatu'
hoatu - to give (away from speaker)
Hoatu! - You go, I'll stay!
Hoatu. 1. v.t. Give, away from the speaker. Pass. hoatu. Ka tae te tangata ra ki tana taurekareka ka hoatu hei utu mo te ruahine ra (T. 49). ‖ ho.
2. Put. I hoatu ano ki roto ki te rua (M. 199).
3. Put forth. Ka hanga he tari, ka hoatu, ka potaeria ki tona upoko (T. 33).
4. Give forth. Hoatu rawa ana riri, hoatu rawa, te ngaueue, te aha (T. 6).
5. v.t. Move on in a direction away from the speaker, generally implying that the speaker is about to follow. Hoatu, me waiho maua i konei, taihoa maua e haere atu (T. 138).
Williams Dictionary
I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Me hoatu he kapi ki a Hare.
You should give Hare a copy.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys should be given to him/her.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.
Sentences with i - i
Tēnā hoatu tērā ki a Māmā.
Can you please pass that to Mum.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Kaua e hoatu te māripi ki a Rangi.
=Don't give the knife to Rangi.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e hoatu ngā kī ki a Koro.
Do not give the keys to Grandfather.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Kaua e hoatu ngā kī ki a ia.
The keys shouldn't be given to him/her.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Homai ēnā i te tuatahi, kātahi ka hoatu ai ēnei ki a koe.
Give me those first, then I'll give you these.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...
Ka mau ki tana mere pounamu, ke hoatu ki te tamaiti ariki o taua ope nei.
[He] took his greenstone mere and gave it to the young leader of this group.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kaua e hoatu te huka ki roto i te kāpata.
Don't put the sugar into the cupboard.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kaua e hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kua hoatu he kai ki te manuhiri.
Some food has been given to the visitor.
I hoatu koe i te koha ki a wai?
To whom did you give the koha?
I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.
I hoatu a Mere i te keke mā tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.