keti - gate
I tatari mātou i te kēti.We walked by the gate.Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka pai anō tō kati i te keti i muri i a koe?Could you possibly shut the gate behind you?Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?
Kaua e tatari i te kēti!Don't wait at the gate!Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua kati te kēti i a au.I've closed the gate.
Ka kati au i te kēti.I will close the gate.
I mea atu rā hoki ahau ki a koe kua whakapuaretia e ia te kēti ki a tātou.I told you he would open the gate for us.