pātītī - grass
Pātiti (i). 1. n. Microlaena stipoides, a grass. Kia awhitia koe ki te patiti, ki te taru aotea e tu ki te ngahere (Wa. 1, 51). Patiti taranui, Agropyron scabrum, tussock grass.
2. Hatchet. “I ahatia to tangata i mateai ?” “I patohia ki taku patiti.”
3. v.i. ? Warm oneself. I haere mai koutou ki te patiti ahi.
Williams Dictionary
Pātiti (ii). ‖ patī.
E whakatipua ana te pātītī e Papa-tū-ā-nuku.The grass is being grown by Papa-tū-ā-nuku.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Ka tapahi au i te pātītī.I will cut the grass.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Taihoa e pōtarotaro pātītī kei te mākū tonu te papa.Don't mow the lawns the grass is still wet.Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e
Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.The grass was cut by me.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.The grass has been cut by me.Passive sentences - tikina...
E pōtarotaro pātītī a Ataahua.Ataahua is lawn-mowing.Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Kāore anō te pātītī kia tapahia e au.The grass has not been cut by me.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kāore te pātītī i tapahia e au.The grass was not cut by me.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Ko Hone te tohunga kutikuti pātītī.Hone is the expert at mowing the lawns.
Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?When will you mow the lawn?
Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?When will you cut the grass/lawn?
