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koti - coat, jacket

kōti - court

Kotī, v.i. 1. Spurt out, flow.

2. Come into bloom, of plants. Ka pua ra nga taewa, ka koti.

Williams Dictionary

Koti, kokoti. 1. v.t. Cut in two, divide. Kotia te pu, waiho i kona; kotia te kauru, waiho i kona (M. 355).

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2. Interrupt, cut off, so cut across the path of any one. He māroro kokoti ihu waka (P.). He tamaiti kokoti tau, a child prematurely born.

3. n. Tattooing on the cheeks.

kotinga, n. Boundary line. Kei runga matou i te kotinga moana e mihi kau atu ana ki a koe (that is, cut off by a stretch of sea).

kokoti, n. Ambuscade, intercepting party. Also called kokoti moe roa. Heoti ano hoki ka rite nga kokoti a te iwi o Manaia (T. 119). I te ata ka haere mai te ope a Ngati Kahu-ngunu, ka whakanohoia te whakamoe kokoti.

kotikoti. 1. v.t. Cut to pieces. Hei reira ka kotikoti ai i te ika nei (T. 22). I muri iho i te kotikotinga o nga makawe (M. 420). Mate kau ana ia, ka kotikotia e taua iwi, ka kainga (T. 40).

2. Divide, lay off boundaries. Katahi ka tukua mai etahi tangata … ki te kotikoti haere mai i uta i Tauranga (T. 75). Haere pai ki te kotikoti kainga mo koutou (T. 82).

3. n. Barrier, dividing fence, boundary. Ko ia to tatou kotikoti tiriwa (Sh.T. 190).

4. a. Separated.

5. Striped. Kotikoti ana ki te pango, ki te whero, ki te ma.

Williams Dictionary

I tākaro mātou i te kōti tuarua.
We played on the second court.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I waiho ahau i te koti ki whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Whakamaua koti kei mākū koe.
Put you coat on or you'll get wet.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Ehara Aroha tēnei koti.
This coat is not for Aroha.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Homai ō koti.
Give me your coats.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Ka hokona e ua te koti te whā rau tāra.
She bought that coat for four hundred dollars.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He aha te rahi o tēnei pane koti?
What size is this skirt?
What? - He aha?

He pai ake tēnei koti i tēnā koti.
This coat is better than that one.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

kua ngaro tōku kōti.
I've lost my coat.

Rangi tēnei koti.
This coat is for Rangi.

Ka pīrangi au ki te hoko i tēnei pane koti whero.
I would like to buy this red skirt.

nōu tēnei kōti waiporoporo?
does this purple coat belong to you?

I hea tana koti?
Where was her coat?

Kei hea tana koti?
Where is her coat?

E ea ana te koti te ono rau tāra.
That dollar is worth six hundred dollars.

Kei a Tawa taku koti.
Tawa has my coat.

Kei muri to koti i te kūaha.
Your coat's behind the door.

He koti tino pai rawa atu tēnā.
That's an extremely nice coat there.

He parauri tana koti.
His coat is brown.

Nōna tērā koti.
That coat is her/his.

Kei hea tōku koti?
Where's my coat?

Kei Ōtaki tōku koti.
My coat's in ÅŒtaki.

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#153: The dog has changed to a state of being dead
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#109: Rangi is hungry therefore he is angry
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