topea - (pass) be cut down; be cut off
Topea te rākau!Chop the tree!Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kei te topea te rākau e ia.The tree was felled (by him).Passive sentences - tikina...
I topea te rākau e Rōpata.The tree was cut by Bob.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua topea te rākau e rāuaThe tree has been chopped down by them (two people)
Kāore anō te rākau kia topea e rāuaThe tree has not yet been chopped down by them (two people)
Ka tōpea te rākau ki te toki.The tree is chopped down with the axe.
Ka tōpea te rākau e te tangata ki te toki.The tree was cut down by the man with the axe.
