Results for 'pātū'
patu - to strike, hit; to kill
pātū - wall
Pātū, n. 1. Screen, wall. ‖ papatū.
2. Edge, boundary. Ki taha patu o te rangi (M. 255). Pikitia atu patu o te rangi (M. 277).
3. A piece of wood abaft the figurehead of a canoe, to which the ends of the rauwa were fastened. ‖ otu.
pātūtū, n. 1. Shelter from the weather.
2. A fine flax cloak with strips of dogskin sewn upon it. = puahi.
Williams Dictionary
Patu. 1. v.t. Strike, beat, thrash, subdue. Aue rawa ake, ka aue, e patu ana, a roa rawa ka tukua (T. 19). Patua i te kawa (Strike with the kawa branch).
2. Ill treat in any way.
3. Kill. Ka mau ia ki te kuri a taua tangata i patua ra e ia (T. 120). Ka toia mai ki waho, ka patua; ka mate a Kae (T. 38).
4. Pound fern root, etc. Ka patua e Apakura nga o mo te taua, i a ia e patu ana i nga aruhe … ka whakahuatia e ia tana tangi (T. 40).
5. Bruise scent plants. He wai tarata ra, me patu kia kakara (M. 202). Patua mai te kakara (M. 189).
6. Used of washing clothes. E haere ana ahau ki te wahi e patua mai nga weru o taku iramutu (Tr. vii, 51). Rokohanga atu e patu kakahu ana nga wahine.
7. Deny. Patua mai taku kupu. Patu taringa, tell lies.
8. n. Weapon. Ko te kauae o tona tupuna tana patu (T. 19).
9. Thatch. I uia ra ki te patu o te whare, kahore i ki te waha (S.). = tapatu. Kaho patu, a term applied to the uppermost and lowest battens in the roof of a house. ‖ J. v, 149. ‖ rua (ii).
patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te umere, ka hinga te patunga. Patunga tapu, sacred offerings; an expression coined by the translators of the Bible. Hei whangai-nga mo nga patunga tapu maori, mo nga rau taewa, kumara, ika, patunga tangata, aha, aha noa iho (T. 77).
papatu. 1. v.i. Strike together, clash. Ka papatu a raua rakau.
2. v.t. Beat one another. Waiho nga mano ra i roto, papatu ai ki a ratou ake ano (Pi. 175, 1).
Williams Dictionary
Kei te patu a Ari i te whāriki.
Ari is beating the carpet.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Ka patu au i te pōro.
I will hit the ball.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Nā rātou i kawe te patu.
They carried weapons.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te kurī i patu.
It was the girl who hit the dog.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu.
It was the girl who hit the drum.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mā te kōtiro te kurī e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the dog.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu.
It will be the girl who will hit the drum.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Kaua e patu i tō teina!
Don't hit your younger sibling.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
It was decided not to kill him with a club.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Engari ka whakaarotia kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
But it was decided that [he] would not be killed with a weapon.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Me muku koe i ngā pātū, i te peihana, ka mutu me āta mukumuku anō i te heketua.
You need to wipe the walls and the basin, plus you need to carefully wipe the toilet. And moreover, don't forget there's a separate cloth for the loo.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu
Ka mahue a Puhihuia i te taha o te tangata i a ia rā te patu pounamu.
Puhihuia was left beside the man who had the greenstone weapon.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
He tāne au kia mau i tēnā patu?
Am I a man, that I should take that weapon?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā
Kei te ata ka eke mai ka patu.
In the morning they will arrive and attack.
Towards - mai
Kei te patu ia i tana kurī.
She is beating her dog.
I patu au.
I hit.
Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i hunaa ki muri i ngā tuara.
The party held their short clubs concealed behind their backs.
Kua piki rātou i te pātū.
They climbed the wall.
Ka patu te kōtiro i te paoro.
The girl hits the ball.
Ka patu te tamaiti i te poro ki te taiapa.
The child hits the ball to the fence.
E pīrangi ana a Amaru kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Amaru wants the killing of whales to stop.
Tēnā tō patu, hei koha māu ki ō tātou ariki i Āwhitu.
Here is young weapon, for you [to give] as a gift for our leaders in Āwhitu.
He tino tohunga tēnei ki te patu i te tangata mā te mākutu.
He was very expert at killing people with black magic.
