On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Tēnā tapahia he wahie?
Could you please chop some wood?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tapahia kia ono ngā topenga.
Cut it up into six slices.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kaua e tapahia te parāoa.
Don't slice the bread.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua te parāoa e tapahia.
You shouldn't slice the bread.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass was cut by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore anō te pātītī kia tapahia e au.
The grass has not been cut by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te pātītī i tapahia e au.
The grass was not cut by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.
Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.
Specifically - ai

Tapahia te paräoa. AND Me tapahi te paräoa.
Slice the bread. We/You should slice the bread.

Kaua e tapahia te paräoa. (also possible: Kaua te paräoa e tapahia.).
Don't slice the bread. We/You shouldn't slice the bread.

Tapahia ngā huawhenua.
Chop the vegetables.

tapahia ngā taru tē taea e te pōtarotaro
cut the weeds the lawnmower is unable to cut.

tapahia ngā taru, tē taea e te pōtarotaro
cut the weeds the lawnmower is unable to cut

Tapahia ngā peka me ngā rau o te rākau.
Chop off the branches and the foliage of the tree.

Āta tapahia ō mīti, kei purere ngā kai ki te papa.
Cut your meat carefully, or the food might all fly off onto the floor.

tapahia te paraoa!
cut the bread!

Tēnā tapahia he wahie.
Could you please chop some wood.