Results for 'taputapu'
taputapu - gear, equipment
taputapu, n. 1. Charm, incantation. Whakarongo mai ra ki a taua nei taputapu (M. 160). Ka whakatika nga tohunga ki mua, ki te ruke atu i a ratou nei taputapu, ara i te karakia maori (T. 158).
2. Goods, property. Ko te Paekura ki to taringa ko Waikanae ki to ringa hei taputapu mohou e hine (N.M. i, 1) (Po.). = taonga.
3. Appliances.
4. Sole of the foot. ‖ tapuwae.
5. In the expression taputapu ariki, a form of aitua caused by persons singing without reason in the marae. ‖ J. vii, 128.
Williams Dictionary
Me whakarite ngā taputapu.
You should get the equipment ready.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools should be left on the table.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Hoatu ēnā taputapu ki a ia.
Give those tools to him.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kaua e waihotia ngā taputapu ki te tēpu.
The tools shouldn't be left on the table.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
Na wai ēnei taputapu katoa?
Whose is all this gear?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...
Kaua e tīkina ngā taputapu i te rūma ki te hanga i te whare.
Don't fetch the tools from the room to build the house.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Raua ō taputapu ki roto i tō pēke.
Put your gear in your bag.
