Results for 'whakatika'
whakatika - to straighten, to correct, to fix
Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Kua whakatika au i te moenga.
I've made the bed.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua whakatika ia i ōna makawe.
He's straightened his hair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me whakatika koe i ō kākahu kura.
You should fix your uniform.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika koe i tō rūma.
You'd better tidy up your room.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Tēnā mahi atu a kōrua mahi whakatika?
Could you two please go and do your chores?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Kia ahatia. Māku e whakatika.
It's all good. I will fix it.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@
Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They (two) will fix the car.
Future agent emphatic - māku
Whakatika i tōu rūma.
Tidy your room.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kaua e whakatika i tōu rūma.
Don't tidy your room.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka taea ekoe tōku waka te whakatika?
Are you able to fix my car?
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Āe, ka taea e au tō waka tde whakatika.
Yes, I am able to fix your car.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka whakatika atu ētahi ki te pōwhiri i waho o te pā.
Some stood to wave outside the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore a Hine e whakatika i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will not clean the house in the morning.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
Kei te whakatika te ope i Heihei.
The party is setting out from Heihei.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Ehara mā rāua te motokā e whakatika.
They won’t fix the car.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..
Kāore e taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You are unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Kāore i taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You were unable to fix my car.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...
Ehara i a ia tō māua waka i whakatika.
He didn't fix our car.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Mā wai te whare e whakatika?
Who will fix the house?
Who will? - mā wai?
HJomai te hama kia whakatika a ahau i tēnei.
Pass the hammer so that I can fix this.
In order to - kia... ai
Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Ke whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.
Kei te whakatika i te waka.
The car is being fixed.
He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.
Ka whakatika rāua.
They stood up.
Ka whakatika a ia.
He stood up.
Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.
