tahitahi - to sweep
tahitahi. 1. v.t. Scrape. E tahitahi ana ia i te riwai.
2. Touch lightly, graze. Kahore i tahitahi ki taku waewae; i pahemo.
3. ad. Within a little. Tahitahi tonu taua ka riri i mua ake nei.
4. n. Glacis, slope from the outer palisade of a pa. Tu ana i nga tahitahi ki Wharemako ra (M. 115).
Williams Dictionary
Kei te tahitahi a Tame i te whare.Tame is sweeping the house.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kei te tahitahi a Nikau i te papa.Nikau is sweeping the floor.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kāore au e rata ki te tahitahi papa, he hōhā.I don't like sweeping the floor, it's annoying.To like - rata
Nā wai te papa i tahitahi?Who swept the floor?Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Rangi te papa i tahitahi.It was Rangi who swept the floor.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā Ari i tahitahi te papa.It was Ari who swept the floor.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Māku te papa e tahitahi.I will sweep the floor.Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
E taea rānei e te wahine te tahitahi?Will the woman manage to do the sweeping?
Ki a wai te tahitahi i te mahau?Who is going to sweep the verandah?
Ki a koe te tahitahi i te mahau.You sweep the verandah.
Kāhore e Mā, māku te papa e tahitahi.No worries Mum, I will clean the floor.
Kei te tākaro ki te tahitahi.They are playing with the broom.
I tahitahi ngā tamariki i te papa.The children swept the floor.
