pupuhi - to shoot
Pupuhi. ‖ puhi.
Williams Dictionary
pupuhi. 1. v.t. (pass. puhia). Blow. E pupuhi mai nei nga rorohu (M. 180). Puhia e te hau ki runga o Mangere (M.M. 198).
2. Blow, as a whale. = pupuha.
3. Fire a gun. (mod.)
4. Shoot with a gun. (mod.)
5. v.i. Swell. Ka hoki haere te pupuhitanga o tona poho (T. 18).
Kei te pupuhi te wūruhi.The wolf is blowing.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
I te pupuhi te hau inanahi.The wind was blowing yesterday.Simple sentences: past tense - i te
I te pupuhi te hau.The wind was blowing.Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te pō nei.The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Nāna i pupuhi te manu.He was the one who shot the bird.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Mia i pupuhi te manu.Mia shot the bird.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Kāore te hau i te pupuhi.The wind is not blowing.Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Ka pupuhi ahau ki te manu.I shall shoot at/a/the bird.
Kei te pupuhi te hauIt is windy
Inapō nei, e pupuhi ana te hau.Last night, the wind was blowing.
I pupuhi te hau.The wind blew.
Inapō nei ka pupuhi te hau.Last night, the wind blew.
Kua pupuhi a Hēnare i ngā poaka.Hēnare has shot the pigs.
Kua pupuhi a Hēnare ki ngā poaka.Hēnare has shot at the pigs.
Kei te pupuhi ia ki te aha?What is he shooting at? (At what is he shooting?)
Kei te pupuhi ia ki te rāpeti.He is shooting at the rabbit.
Hei pupuhi i ngā rāpetiFor shooting the rabbits
Kei te pupuhi te hau.The wind is blowing.
Ka pupuhi te hau.The pupuhi te hau.
I tēnei wā, kua tino kaha te pupuhi o te hau.By this time, the wind had become very strong.
Ko ia te tangata nāna te poaka i pupuhi.He is the man who shot the pig (by whom the pig was shot).
Ko ia te tangata māna te poaka e pupuhi.He is the man who will shoot the pig.
