Results for 'kapu'
kapu - cup
Kapu. 1. n. Hollow of the hand.
2. Sole of the foot.
3. Tail of a crayfish.
4. Steel adze, from its shape. (mod.)
5. Wooden funnel for feeding a person when tapu.
6. A form of mutu kaka (parrot snare).
7. A species of Cordyline tree. = ti-kapu.
8. The object invested by the tohunga with the powers rendering a rahui effective; called also whatu. He whakaoho haere tonu te mahi a taua tangata, kia kitea taua kapu he mea karakia.
9. A long-handled shovel used for gathering mussels from the bottom of a lake.
10. a. Curly (of the hair). Kapu mahora, slightly curled, wavy. Kapu māwhatu, separated into distinct curls. Kapu piripiri, woolly.
11. v.i. Close the hand.
12. v.t. Drink out of the hollow of the hand.
13. Sprinkle, in the ceremony of kawa.
kapunga. 1. n. Palm of the hand.
2. Handful.
3. v.t. Scoop up with both hands together.
kakapu, n. Small basket for cooked food.
kapukapu. 1. n. Sole of the foot.
2. Apparently a synonym for kaunoti, the firestick which was kept steady with the foot. Tena ka riro, i runga i nga hanga a Taikomako, i te kapukapu, i te kaunoti (M. 351).
3. v.i. Curl (as a wave). Ka kapukapu mai te ngaru.
4. Gush.
5. Gleam, glisten. Katahi ki te huka o Huiarau, kapukapu ana tera.
Williams Dictionary
E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kia rua kapu o te huka.
Let there be two cups of sugar.
Let there be... - kia...
Kia rua ngā kapu.
Two cups (let there be two cups).
Let there be... - kia...
Kia kotahi kapu o te miraka.
(Let there be) one cup of milk.
Let there be... - kia...
Kia haurua kapu kongakonga tiakareti.
(Let there be) half of cup of chocolate chips
Let there be... - kia...
Kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati.
You need one cup of shredded coconut.
Let there be... - kia...
Āta kawea te kapu, kei riringihia atu te wai.
Carry the cup carefully or the water might spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
E kō, kia āta haere me te kapu tī, kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī mā māua?
Can you please make us (2) a cup of tea?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
Never mind the cuppa tea, give me a lemon drink.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Māku tō kapu tī, Manu.
I will make a cup of tea, Manu.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Ringihia mai te wai ki tāku kapu.
Pour the water into my cup.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kei runga te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup is on the table.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Kua mahia e Ari he kapu tī mā rātou.
Ari has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te kīhini ngā kapu.
The cups are in the kitchen.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te
I runga ake te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup was above the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereto hoki?
Where are your cups hiding, and her plates?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ko tēhea te kapu pai ki a koe?
Which cup do you like?
Which - Ko tēhea?
Ehara i a koe tēnei kapu.
This cup does not belong to you.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Kāore te kapu i runga ake i te tēpu.
The cup wasn’t above the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Kāore ngā kapu i te kīhini.
The cups are not in the kitchen.
Negation of locatives - kāore...
Tekau mā waru ngā pereti, a rua tekau mā tahi ā tātou kapu.
There are eighteen plates and we have twenty-one cups.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.
Haurua kapu o te tiakareti.
Half a cup of chocolate.
Nā wai tēnei kapu?
Whose is this cup?
Kua pakaru te kapu i te tangata kino.
The cup has been broken by the bad man.
He kapu kāwhe tāku e pīrangi ana.
I want a cup of coffee.
He kapu tī māu?
Would you like a cup of tea?
Kāhore ngā kapu i runga i te taraihe e paru ana.
The cups on the sideboard weren't dirty.
He kapu tī kākāriki koa.
Can I have a green tea please.
Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
never mind the cup of tea, give me the lemon juice.
Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku.
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
He kapu tī pea māu?
Maybe you want a cup of tea>
Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?
