katakata - to laugh and laugh, laughter
katakata. 1. a. Dried up.
2. v.t. Dry up. Kua katakatangia e te ra.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te katakata a Raureka.Raureka is laughing.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Tokorima ngā tauira e katakata ana ki a ia.There are five students laughing at him.Sentences with a subclause - e... ana
Kei te katakata a Tame rāua ko Rangi.Tame and Rangi are laughing.Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
He aha ngā tamariki e katakata nei?Why are the children laughing?
He aha koe *i* katakata ai?What has happened to cause you to laugh?
Nā te pukapuka ahau i katakata ai.I laughed because of the book.
Kāorɛ a Rangi i katakata.Rangi did not laugh.
E katakata ana rātou.They are laughing.
Kāore rātou e katakata ana.They aren't laughing.
I katakata ngā tāngata, engari, I tangi ngā tamarikiThe people laughed but the children cried.
Kāorɛ a Rangi ɛ katakata ki ngā tamariki ɛ tākaro ana.Rangi will not laugh at the playing children.
