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tēpu - table

Kua hora a Tame i te tēpu.
Tame's set the table.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua pakaru te rama i runga ake i te tēpu.
The light above the table is broken.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua moe a Tamahae i runga i te tēpu.
Tamahae has gone to sleep on the table.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua hora te tēpu?
Has the table been set?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.
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

Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.

Kia tūpato, kei raro a Pēpi i te tēpu.
Be careful, Bubba is under the table.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Koa, ka pai māu te tēpu e whakawātea?
Koa, could you clear the table?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāna te tēpu i whakarite.
She was the one who set the table.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children will set the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Māu te tepū e whakarite.
You will be the one to clear the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā Honi te tepū e whakarite.
Honi will be the one to clear the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Fetch the book from the table.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Whakatikahia te tēpu mō te kai.
Set the table for the meal.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei runga te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup is on the table.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei runga tāku rorohiko i tōku tēpu tari.
My computer is on my desk.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei waenganui ngā tūru i ngā tēpu.
The chairs are in between the tables.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e tuhi ki runga i te tēpu.
Don't write on the table.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e whakatikahia te tēpu.
The table shouldn't be set.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

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...

Kei muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer is on the table.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I ū te ngaro ki runga ake i te tēpu.
The fly landed above the table.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table was behind the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer was on the table.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kāore te pene i runga i te tēpu.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore i runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I runga ake te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup was above the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I raro i te tēpu ngā hū.
The shoes were below the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga i te tēpu.
On the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tepu.
It was on the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I raro i te tēpu.
Under the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka tae mai te taraka o Taika me ngā tēpu, me ngā tūru.
Taika's truck arrived with the tables and the chairs.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He aha kei runga i te tēpu?
What's on the table?
What? - He aha?

E rua ngā tepu.
There are two tables.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Hei runga te pukapuka i te tēpu.
The book will be on the table.
Future locative - hei

Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e tīkina atu te pukapuka mai i te tēpu.
Don't fetch the book from the table.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e whakatikahia te tēpu mō te kai.
Don't set the table for the meal.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore te kapu i runga ake i te tēpu.
The cup wasn’t above the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tēpu.
The shoes weren’t below the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te ngeru i te taha mauī o te tēpu.
The cat wasn’t to the left of the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te tēpu i muri i te whare.
The table was not behind the house.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te rorohiko i runga i te tēpu.
The computer was not on the table.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children won’t set the table.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ki a ia te hora i te tēpū.
He will set the table.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā wai te tēpu e whakarite?
Who will be the one to clear the table?
Who will? - mā wai?

Kāore te pukapuka hei runga i te tēpu.
The book will not be on the table.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore e rua ngā tepu.
There are not two tables.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

I pātōtō ia i runga i te tēpu.
She knocked on the table.

Hoatu ki te tēpu!
Put it on the table!

I pātōtō tonu ia i runga i te tēpu.
She kept knocking on the table.

He pene whero kei runga i te tēpu.
A red pen is on the table.

Kei runga te muku i te tēpu.
The rubber is on the table.

Kei runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is on the table.

Te tēpu nei ea ana mō te rima tāra.
This table is worth five dollars.

Kei runga te pene i te tepu.
The pen is on the table.

Kei raro te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is under the table.

Kei raro i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is under the table

Kei raro te pukapuka i tē tēpu.
The book is below the table.

Haere atu ki te tēpu kai ai.
Go to the table to eat.

Kāore i runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen isn't (or wasn't) on the table.

E toru ngā tēpu.
There are three tables.

I runga i te tēpu ngā kapu.
The cups were on the table.

He moni kei runga i te tēpu.
There is money on the table.

Kāhore he moni kei runga i te tēpu.
There is no money on the table.

Kāhore he moni i runga i te tēpu.
There is no money on the table.

E ono ngā pune ki runga i te tēpu.
There are six spoons on the table.

Kei te tēpu, tēnā koutou.
Greetings to those presiding at the table.

Kei runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is on top of the table.

Kia ono ngā kapu wai i runga i te tēpu.
There should be six cups of water on the table.

Kei runga i te tēpu.
On the table!

Āta ringihia atu, kei maringi noa ki te tēpu.
Pour it slowly or carefully, so that it doesn’t spill on the table.

Kei runga, te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is on top of the table.

Haere mai ki te tēpu.
Come to the table.

I runga āna pukapuka i te tēpu.
Her books were on the table.

I runga i te tēpu āna pukapuka.
Her books were on the table.

He hakari kei runga i te tēpu.
There's a feast on the table.

Haere atu ki te tēpu kai *ai*.
Go to the table to eat.

He pene ēnā kei runga i te tēpu.
There are pens on the table.

Kei raro te puihi i te tēpu i roto i te wharekai
The cat is under the table in the dining hall

Kei raro i te tēpu te puihi i mauria mai e te tamāhine a Hūhana
The cat (which was) brought by Hūhana’s daughter is under the table

I te mahi ia i te tēpu hou.
He was making the new table.

I raro i te tēpu tō pukapuka.
Your book was under the table.

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.

Kei runga ngā pereti i te tēpu?
Are the plates on the table?

He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Haere mā raro i te tēpu.
Go under the table.

Tangohia i te tēpu!
Take it off the table!

Āta hīkina te pounamu e te tau, kei maringi te wai ki te tēpu.
Lift the bottle up carefully, sweetheart, in case the milk spills on the table.

Kei te tēpu, tēnā koutou
Madam chair, Mr Secretary …

He tēpu kāwhe kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Kāore te rorohiko i runga i te tēpu.
The computer isn't on the table.

Ata ringihia te miraka kei maringi te miraka ki te tēpu.
Be careful pouring the milk so you don't spill the milk on the table.

Kei runga i te tēpu āu pukapupka.
Your books are on the table.

Mā tātou te tēpu e whakapai.
We will set the table.

Mā tātou te tēpu + hei whakapai.
We will set the table.

E hia ngā tūru kei te tēpu?
How many chairs are at the table?

Nā tātou te tēpu i whakapai.
We set the table.

I runga āna pukapuka i te tēpu (I runga i te tēpu āna pukapuka)
Her books were on the table

Ko ngā pukapuka hou kei runga i te tēpu.
(It is) the new books (that) are on the table.

E toru ngā pukapuka kei runga i te tēpu.
There are three books on the table.

Hei runga i te tēpu te pukapuka
The book will be on the table.

I runga ngā momo kai katoa i te tēpu.
All kinds of food were on the table.

Hei runga i te tepu.
It will be in the table.

Ko Hera te wahine māna te tēpu e whakatika.
Hera is the woman who will set the table.

He tēpu, he tūru hoki.
A table and a chair too.

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