Results for 'tahae'
tāhae - to steal
Tāhae. 1. v.t. Steal. Ka rua tahi nga mea i tahaetia e Tama-te-kapua (T. 70).
2. n. Thief. He haerenga tahitanga no te tahae ki waho i te po (T. 136).
3. Young fellow, person. ‖ tāhake.
4. Filth. Katahi ia ka tahuri ki te tarai papa hei koko i te tahae o te kainga o Rehua (T. 34).
5. A term applied to evil omens, such as tamaki and takiri. ‖ J. vii, 130.
6. ad. Stealthily. Moe tahae, adultery, commit adultery.
7. a. In the expression toetoe tahae, a kind of grass.
Williams Dictionary
Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.
It was the policeman who caught the thief.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Ehara i te pirihimana te tāhae i hopu.
The policeman didn’t catch the thief.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Mehemea naa·na i tahae ngaa moni, tamaiti kino ia
If he stole the money, he’s a naughty child
Kua riro te moni i te tāhae.
The money was taken by the thief.
He aha kē a Hone i tāhae ai i tō pukapuka?
Why did John steal your book?
He tāhae ahau i haere mai ai koutou ki te hopu i ahau?
Am I a thief that you (therefore) come to catch me?
Ka takatakahia e ia te one kia kinokino, kia maharatia ai nā te taua i tiki mai, i tāhae ngā ika.
She trampled the sand so that it was all disturbed, and people would think a war-party had stolen the fish.
Me tuku mātau i ā mātau tamariki ki te kura kia pai ai tō rātau hoki mai ki te tāhae, ki te whānako?
Should we send our children to school so that they can return better at cheating and
Nā tērā kurī ā māua kai i tāhae.
That dog stole our food.
Ko Hone kāore i kite i te tāhae, (i moe tonu kē).
John didn’t see the thief, (he was still asleep).
Ehara ko Hone i kite i te tāhae, (ko Kiri kē).
It wasn’t John who saw the thief, (it was Kiri instead).
Nā wai rānei i tāhae taku wati.
Someone stole my watch.
