Results for 'kata'
kata - to laugh
kāta - cart
Kata. 1. v.i. Laugh. He aha tau e kata ? (T. 199).
2. v.t. Laugh at. Ki te kata koutou i a au (T. 29). Kauaka ahau e kataina e koutou (T. 29). Hei reira ka kataa ai ahau e koutou (T. 29).
3. Of cry of a bird, etc. Ka kata te tiutiu (M. 409). Kia kata noa mai te kikitara (M. 312).
4. n. Operculum of univalve molluscs.
kākata, a. Brown, rusty coloured.
kakata, a. 1. Laughing frequently.
2. Opening in cracks, chapped. Kakata ana te whenua.
katakata. 1. a. Dried up.
2. v.t. Dry up. Kua katakatangia e te ra.
Williams Dictionary
He aha ia i kata ai?
Why did she laugh?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
E kata ana a Kauri.
Kauri is laughing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kata hoki ana a Ataahua.
Ataahua is also laughing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kata!
Laugh!
Command with e! - e!
Kaua e kata ki a māua.
Don't laugh at us.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Nā te aha ia i kata ai?
For what reason did she laugh?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.
Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.
Ko ngā tāngata katoa i kata mne te tangatira atu.
All the people, including the chief, laughed.
Ngā tāngata katoa i kata me te rangatira atu.
All the people, including the chief, laughed.
Ka kata tātau ki a rātou.
We shall laugh at them.
Kia kite ia i tana kurī, ka kata ia.
Whenever she sees her dog, she smiles.
I kite rātou i ngā kōtiro e waiata ana, e kata ana.
They saw the girls (who were) singing and laughing.
Kei te kata te pēpi
The baby is laughing. Becomes;
Ka umere me te kata.
They shouted and laughed.
E kata ana a Rua (I te kata a Rua).
Rua was laughing.
Me aha rā kia kata ai a Kae?
What must be done to make Kae laugh?
I kata mai a Rangi ki ahau i tērā wiki i kanikani *ai* au.
Rangi laughed at me last week when *i* danced.
He aha rātou i kata ai?
Why did they laugh?
Ka umere me te kata (Pōtatau 1991:20)
(They) shouted and laughed
