Results for 'tapahi'
tapahi - to cut up, chop
Tāpahi, v.i. Grin, distort the countenance. E. tata tapahi; e roa te whakatu (P.).
Williams Dictionary
Tapahi, v.t. Cut, chop. Ka tapahia te arero, ka motu (T. 42). Tapahia ki te toki, kia hinga kite wai (T. 64). Niho tapahi, incisor tooth.
tapatapahi, v.t. Cut to pieces. Ko nga waka katoa me tapatapahi nga kaha (T. 169).
‖ tapa (i).
Williams Dictionary
Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?
Asking who - Ko wai...?
E tapahi ana ia ki te kani.
He was cutting with the saw.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
I tapahi a Marama i a ia.
Marama cut herself, or, Marama cut him.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Ka tapahi au i te pātītī.
I will cut the grass.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Me tapahi e Hera te wahia.
Hera had better cut the firewood.
Simple sentences: you should - me
I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua.
He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ko Pita tērā kei te tapahi i te mīti.
That's Pita chopping the meat.
That (over there) - tērā
Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you mow the lawn?
I tapahi a Aria ia a ia.
Aria cut herself (or Aria cut him/her).
