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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 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 Rangi te wahia.
Rangi 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).

#132: The cake is not being eaten by Rangi
#96: Rangi is reading. The book is being read.
#111: Right, let's go then!
#52: Your horse is fast
#23: The children are running from the house to the school
#12: How are you?
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