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whakatō - to plant

whakatō. 1. v.t. Cause to conceive. Ka kore e hapu te wahine, ka whakatongia e te tohunga.

2. Plant. Na ka whakatokia te mara (T. 114).

3. Introduce, insert. Katahi ka naomia ake etahi o nga inanga ka whakatokia ki reira.

4. n. A charm to induce conception.

Williams Dictionary

I whakatō i ētehi kai māori pērā i te kūmara me te kōkihi.
We planted native food like kūmara and native spinach.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka whakatō te paruauru i ngā tipu ā tērā wiki.
The gardener will plant the seedlings next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...