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pōtae - hat

Pōtae. 1. n. Covering for the head, cap, hat.

2. v.t. Put on to the head so as to cover or envelop it.

3. Put over the head, as a noose. Nei koa kua oti i a Rata te mahi he mahanga ki te pito o taua taura, a potaea ana e Kowhitinui ki tona kaki, a kumea ana e Rata (W. v, 8). Potaea te kaha ki te matenga o te kereru.—Ka hanga i te tari, ka hoatu ka potaeria ki tana upoko (W. i, 74).

4. a. In the expression whare potae, house of mourning. Ano ka rongo a Pahua i te mate o Parinui ka whakamamae ia i roto i tana whare potae (W. iv, 92). Sometimes merely figuratively, period of mourning. ‖ J. vii, 136.

5. Encircling, enveloping.

potapotae, a. Roundabout, surrounding.

pōtaetae, n. 1. A shellfish.

2. Clematis hexasepala, a climbing plant.

Williams Dictionary

Ehara i a au te pōtae nei.
This hat is not mine.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Me mau ngā tamariki i ngā pōtae.
The children should wear hats.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae, i tētahi poraka, i tētahi tīhate, me tētahi hāte hoki.
She is wearing a hat, a jersey, a t-shirt and a shirt.
Sentences with i - i

Whakamaua tō pōtae, kei mate koe i te makariri.
Put on your hat lest you get sick from the cold.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia ahatia. Ka hoki mai tēnā pōtae ā tōna wā anō e tika ana.
No worries/it's all good. That hat will return when the times is right.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Kāore ia i rata mai ki tōku pōtae hou.
She didn't like my new hat.
To like - rata

Ehara tēnei pōtae mō Pita.
This hat isn't for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ehara mō Pita tēnei pōtae.
This hat isn't for Pita.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Kaua koe e mau pōtae.
You shouldn't wear a hat.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua ngā tamariki e mau i ngā pōtae.
The children shouldn't wear hats.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kāore ō māua pōtae.
We don't have any hats.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He pōtae ōu.
You have hats.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pōtae pai tēnā.
That's a neat hat.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

No te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.
That (over there) - tērā

Kaua rawa atu koe e hoko i tēnā pōtae.
You mustn't buy that hat.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ehara i a ia te pōtae rā.
The hat is not his.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

He pai ki te kōtiro tērā pōtae.
The girl likes that hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a ia te hāte kahurangi me te pōtae.
He likes the blue shirt and the black hat.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Kua ngaro i a Hēmi tōna pōtae.
Hēmi has lost his hat. (His hat has been lost by Hēmi.)
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Ehara tērā pōtae i te pai ki te kōtiro.
The girl does not like that hat.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Tangohia tō pōtae!
Take your hat off!

Nō te kuia tērā pōtae.
That hat belongs to the old lady.

Nōku tēnei pōtae.
This hat belongs to me.

He pēnā tōku pōtae.
My hat is like that.

Nā wai te pōtae nā?
Whose is that hat (near you)?

Ehara tēnei i tōku pōtae.
This is not my hat.

He pōtae ªku
I have hats, because I have more than one

Kāore he pōtae kei a au.
I don't have a hat in my possession.

Kāore ōku pōtae.
I don't have any hats, that is, I don't own any.

Tikina tō pōtae.
Fetch your hat

Tikina i tō pōtae.
Fetch your hat

Kei hea tō pōtae?
Where is your hat?

Me mau pötae koe.
You should wear a hat.

Tangohia mai tō pōtae.
Take off your hat.

Kōrero ki tērā wahine e whakamau ana i tōku pōtae.
Speak to that woman wearing my hat.

Kei te mau ia i tētahi pōtae kākāriki, i tētahi poraka kōwhai, i tētahi tarau poto me ētahi hū kikorangi hoki.
She is wearing a green hat, yellow jersey, red shorts and blue shoes.

Kei roto tōu pōtae i tāku pēke
Your hat is in my bag

I titiro ia ki tēnei pōtae.
She looked at this hat.

I titiro ia ki te pōtae nei.
She looked at this hat.

Ehara i te mea mō Haora tēnei pōtae.
This hat is not for Haora.

He pōtae tōu?
Do you have a hat?

Kua nohoia te pōtae.
The hat has been sat upon.

I a ia tōu pōtae e mau ana.
She had your hat on.

Kaua e tangohia tō pōtae!
Don’t take your hat off!

Nōu te pōtae nei?
Does this hat belong to you?

Nō Nikau tēnei pōtae.
This is Nikau's hat.

Hoko-na he pōtae hou kia ātaahua ai koe.
Buy a new hat so that you will look beautiful.

He kōwhai tana pōtae.
Her hat is yellow.

Ehara nāna te pōtae rā.
The hat is not yours.

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