Results for 'tāpahi'
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 Niko te wahia.
Niko 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
Ko wai te taurekareka, nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?
Tapahia te paräoa. AND Me tapahi te paräoa.
Slice the bread. We/You should slice the bread.
Hei tapahi i te mīti te oka.
The knife is for cutting meat.
Hei tapahi mīti tēnei maripi
This knife is for cutting up meat
Ehara hei tapahi mīti, (hei waru rīwai kē)
(This knife) is not for cutting up meat (it’s for scraping potatoes)
Hei tapahi mīti tēnei māripi.
This knife is for cutting meat.
Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you mow the lawn?
Tikina he naihi hei tapahi i te parāoa.
Fetch a knife to cut the bread with.
I tapahi a Kauri ia a ia.
Kauri cut herself (or Kauri cut him/her).
Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you cut the grass/lawn?
Kua ngaro te maripi i tapahi ai ia i te mīti.
The knife with which he cut the meat has disappeared.
Ko wai te taurekareka nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?
Nā wai ngā ruma i tāpahi?
Who swept the rooms?