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kāpata - cupboard

Kapata, n. A plant. Ka tae ki te parae ka kite i te kapata e tu ana, ka keria e ia hei taupare mo tona aroaro.

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Kāpātau, kāpātaua, conj. If, but if. Kapatau i kai ahau i te umu o to tapanga (Ika, 156). He pai kai e kore e roa te tirohanga, kapatau he pai tangata e roa te tirohanga (P.). ‖ kāpā.

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Kei roto i te kāpata te pukapuka e rapu ana ia.
The book he was looking for was in the cupboard.
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Hoatu te huka ki roto i te kāpata.
Put the sugar into the cupboard.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei toro i te kāpata.
In the cupboard.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te kāpata te paraoa.
The bread is in the cupboard.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāpata.
In the cupboard.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāpata te huka.
The sugar's in the cupboard.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kāpata te puruma.
The broom's in the cupboard.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

He aha kei roto i te kāpata?
What's in the cupboard?
What? - He aha?

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 whakahokia ngā rīhi ki te kāpata i muri i te kai.
Don't return the dishes to the cupboard after the meal.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Whakahokia ō kākahu ki te kāpata.
Can you put your clothes away?

Ka nui ngā toenga mīti kei roto i te kāpata.
There is a lot of leftover meat in the cupboard.

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