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kapu - cup


pukapuka - book, lungs

kapua - cloud

whakaputa - to make something come out, to appear

kapu - cup of tea

kapu hēki - eggcup

kāpui - to lace (shoes)

pukapuka pakiwaituhi - comic book

takapū - belly; calf of leg

whakapuaki - to tell; disclose

whakapuare - to open

whakaputu - savings

whare pukapuka - library

whakapūmau - to make permanent, establish, confirm

whakapukepuke - to build mounds, build stopbanks

kapuranga - to take up by handfuls

Whakaputa mōhio! - Know-it-all!

kapuapua - cloudy

Ko ngā pukapuka a Pita ēnā.
Those are Pita's books.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko taku hiahia he pukapuka.
A book is what I want.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Kāpuni te awa.
Kāpuni is the river.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kei te pānui au i te pukapuka.
I am reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I mahi au i te māra, ā, āe, i pānui pukapuka, ā, i tunu hoki au i te kai mā te whānau.
I worked in the garden, yeah, I read books and I cooked for the family.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pānui a Toa i tērā pukapuka.
Toa read that book.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua ngaro taku pukapuka.
My book is lost.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua pau i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua mōhio ia ki te kōrero pukapuka.
She knows how to book read.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tiki ngā pukapuka.
The books should be fetched.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books should be returned to the library.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te pānui te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.
Sentences with i - i

Ka hoatu ahau i te pukapuka ki a koe.
I will give you the book.
Sentences with i - i

Kei roto i te kāpata te pukapuka e rapu ana ia.
The book he was looking for was in the cupboard.
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Kia rua kapu o te huka.
Let there be two cups of sugar.
Let there be... - kia...

Kia rua ngā kapu.
Two cups (let there be two cups).
Let there be... - kia...

Kia kotahi kapu o te miraka.
(Let there be) one cup of milk.
Let there be... - kia...

Kia haurua kapu kongakonga tiakareti.
(Let there be) half of cup of chocolate chips
Let there be... - kia...

Kia kotahi kapu maramara kōkōnati.
You need one cup of shredded coconut.
Let there be... - kia...

Āta kawea te kapu, kei riringihia atu te wai.
Carry the cup carefully or the water might spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

E kō, kia āta haere me te kapu tī, kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Pēnei au he wharekura tērā, engari he wharepukapuka tonu.
I thought that was a school, but it turns out it was a library.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharepukapuka tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the library!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī māku?
Could you please make me a cup of tea.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Tēnā mahia mai he kapu tī mā māua?
Can you please make us (2) a cup of tea?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
Never mind the cuppa tea, give me a lemon drink.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is not for Pita.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nāku te pukapuka hītori i pānui i te Pātaka Kōrero.
I read the history book in the library.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku i tiki te pukapuka.
It was me who fetched the book.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā rāua i whakahoki ngā pukapuka.
It was them (two) who returned the books.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māu te pukapuka nei.
This book is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māna tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Pita tēnei pukapuka.
This book is for Pita.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Pani ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for Pani.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne will return the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) will read the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends will return the books to the library.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu e mahi kaputī māna?
Can you make a cup of tea for her?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku tō kapu tī, Tawa.
I will make a cup of tea, Tawa.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Tīkina tō pukapuka.
Fetch your book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Pānuitia te pukapuka.
Read the book.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Homai ana pukapuka!
Give me her books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

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

Hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Put the books on the bookshelf.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tikina atu tāu pukapuka!
Go and get your book!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tikina atu āu pukapuka!
Go and get your books!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Ringihia mai te wai ki tāku kapu.
Pour the water into my cup.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu te pukapuka ki a ia.
Pass the book to him.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

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

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kāti te whakaputa mōhio.
Stop being a know-it-all.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tikina ngā pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be fetched.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e whakahokia ngā pukapuka ki te whare pukapuka.
The books shouldn't be returned to the library.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kei te torohia e te kairangahau ngā pukapuka.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whakapukapukakangia ā tātou kōrero.
Our talk has been turned into a book.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
I have read that (aforementioned) book.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua pānuitia taua pukapuka e au.
That aforementioned book has been read by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua mahia e Ari he kapu tī mā rātou.
Ari has made them a cup of tea.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I pōkia te rangi e ngā kapua.
They sky was covered over by the clouds.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kōrerohia e ia tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki tā te pukapuka.
According to the book.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

E kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She is reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Tēnei nā, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
She must be reading a book (to just by what I hear).
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Tēnā pea, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
Perhaps she is reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E kōrero pukapuka pea ana ia.
Perhaps she's reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei konā tō pukapuka.
Your book is there (by you).
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei reira ngā pukapuka.
The books are there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books are on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I konā tō pukapuka.
Your book was there (by you).
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I reira ngā pukapuka.
The books were there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I te taha matau ngā pukapuka.
The books were on the right-hand side.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe ngā pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
You are able to return the books to the library.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki?
What is a good book for the children to read?
For the purpose of - hei

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui mā ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei

Anei he pukapuka hei āwhina i a koe.
Here's a book to help you.
For the purpose of - hei

Kei te kīhini ngā kapu.
The cups are in the kitchen.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kāore au i te pānui i te pukapuka.
I am not reading the book.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rua i te pānui i te pukapuka.
Rua isn't reading the book.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

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

I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka rongo a Nikau i te whakapū ahi.
Nikau heard the fire siren.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He pukapuka tērā.
That is a book (over there).
Categorizing sentences - he

Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kāore te tama e pānui ana i te pukapuka.
The boy is not reading the book.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books belong to them.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Whakapuakina ā koutou pukepuka, tamariki nā!
Open your books, children!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kei hea āna kapu e huna ana, me āna pereto hoki?
Where are your cups hiding, and her plates?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore ā rāua pukapuka.
They don’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā Hine pukapuka.
Hine doesn’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He pukapuka tāu?
Do you have a book?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka ā rāua.
They (two people) have books.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka tā Hine.
Hine has a book.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka tāku.
I have a book.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He aha tētehi pukapuka reo Māori kua pānui koe i tēnei wiki?
What Māori language book have you read this week?
What? - He aha?

Kei te pīrangi au ki tēnā pukapuka.
I want that book (of yours).
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pukapuka nui tēnā.
That is a big book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pukapuka tēnā.
That (by you) is a book.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko tēhea te kapu pai ki a koe?
Which cup do you like?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe?
Which books have you read?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Mauria atu te pukapuka rā!
Bring me that book!
Away - atu

E rima ngā pukapuka.
There are five books.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

He pai ake te wāhanga tuatahi o te pukapuka nei i te wāhanga tuarua.
The first chapter is better than the second chapter of this book.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

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

Hei reira te pukapuka.
The book will be there.
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 hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua aua pukapuka a mauria atu!
Don't take those books away!
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a koe tēnei kapu.
This cup does not belong to you.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i roto i te whare.
The books weren’t inside the house.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

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

Kāore ngā kapu i te kīhini.
The cups are not in the kitchen.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore tō pukapuka i konā.
Your book isn’t there (by you).
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i reira.
The books aren’t there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books aren’t on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore tō pukapuka i konā.
Your book was not there (by you).
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i reira.
The books were not there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books were not on the right-hand side.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te pukapuka hei reira.
The book will not be there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne won’t return the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rāua ngā pukapuka e pānui.
They (two) won’t read the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā ngā hoa ngā pukapuka e whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
The friends won’t return the books to the library.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

E rua ngā pukapuka.
There are two books.
Counting 1-10 -

Kotahi anake te pukapuka.
There is only one book.
Counting over ten -

He pai ki a koe te pānui pukapuka?
Do you like to read books?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a rāua ngā pukapuka o te whare.
They (two) like the books in the house.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki a koe tēnei pukapuka?
Do you like this book?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Tekau mā waru ngā pereti, a rua tekau mā tahi ā tātou kapu.
There are eighteen plates and we have twenty-one cups.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua oti i a ia te kōrero tēnei pukapuka.
He has read this book right through.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

E tino mutu ana i ahau tēnā pukapuka.
I am really going to finish that book.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

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

Kāore tāu he pukapuka?
Do you not have a book?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e rima ngā pukapuka.
There are not five books.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

Ehara ngā pukapuka o te whare i te pai ki a rāua.
They do not like the books in the house.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ehara tēnei pukapuka i te pai ki a koe?
Do you not like this book?
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ko wai kāore i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who didn’t buy the books?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

He kaputī māu?
Would you like a cup of tea? (A cup of tea for you?).

He whero ēnei pukapuka iti.
Those little books are red.

Mā ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books are for the children.

Nā Mīria ngā pukapuka rā.
Those books (over there) belong to Maria.

He pukapuka ēnei.
These are books.

Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.

Ehara mā Hēmi tēnei pukapuka.
This book isn't for Hēmi.

Kei te tirohia ngā pukapuka e te kairangahau.
The books are being looked at by the researcher.

Haurua kapu o te tiakareti.
Half a cup of chocolate.

Nā wai ngā pukapuka rā?
Whose are those books over there?

Nā wai tēnei kapu?
Whose is this cup?

Nā wai tēnei pukapuka?
Whose book is this?

He nui ngā kapua i te rangi.
There are lots of clouds in the sky.

Kotahi rau tāra te utu mō te pukapuka.
The book cost one hundred dollars.

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

He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka nē?
She/he's good at reading eh?

Pānui pukapuka.
Read books.

Kua pakaru te kapu i te tangata kino.
The cup has been broken by the bad man.

He nui ngā kapua o te rangi.
The sky is cloudy.

He pukapuka waiporoporo tēnei.
This is a purple book.

He kapu kāwhe tāku e pīrangi ana.
I want a cup of coffee.

Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.

Kei a koe taku pukapuka?
Have you got my book?

Kei a wai taku pukapuka?
Whose got my book?

Whakahokia ngā pukapuka.
Put the books away.

Whakaputa whakaaro.
Express opinions.

Tirohia ngā kapua i te rangi.
Look at the clouds in the sky.

Kei te pīrangi koe ki te pukapuka?
Do you want a book?

He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?

I mea atu rā hoki ahau ki a koe kua whakapuaretia e ia te kēti ki a tātou.
I told you he would open the gate for us.

He kapu tī māu?
Would you like a cup of tea?

Tohaina ngā pukapuka.
Hand the books out.

Āe, kua kōrero ia i tēnei pukapuka.
Yes, he has read this book.

I pānui au i tētehi pukapuka.
I read a book.

I pānui pukapuka au.
I read.

Kāhore ngā kapu i runga i te taraihe e paru ana.
The cups on the sideboard weren't dirty.

Whakahokia ngā pukapuka.
Put the books back.

E rua tekau ngā tau i mahi ai ahau i tēnei pukapuka.
I have been working on this book for twenty years.

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

He pukapuka mā te tamariki.
A book for children.

He kapu tī kākāriki koa.
Can I have a green tea please.

I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.

He pukapuka tēnei.
This is a book.

I hoko mai ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
I bought a book.

E hia ngā pukapuka o te wharepukapuka nei?
How many books are in this library?

Ko te pukapuka tēnei.
This is the book.

He pukapuka kākāriki tāku. He whero āna.
Mine is a green book. His or her ones are red.

Kei hea aku pukapuka?
Where are my books?

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

Kei a wai te pukapuka?
Who has the book?

Te pukapuka a te māhita.
The master's book.

He rangi kāpuapua
A cloudy day

Hei āpōpō pānui au ai i ētahi pukapuka reo Māori.
Tomorrow I will read some Māori books.

Nāna tērā pukapuka.
That book belongs to her/him.

Kei te pānui a Tainui te pukapuka ki ngā kōhungahunga.
Tainui is reading the book to the young people.

Ngā pukapuka ā tā rāua tamaiti.
Their children's books.

He tino pai tēnei pukapuka āna.
This book of his is very good.

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

He tino pai ēnei pukapuka āna.
These books of his are very good.

He kapu tī pea māu?
Maybe you want a cup of tea>

Mauria mai taku pukapuka waiata.
Pass me my song book.

Whakaputa mōhio!
Know-it-all!

Hei hoa mō tō kapu tī?
Something to go with your cup of tea?

Nā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.

He iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is small.

He pukapuka iti tēnei.
This is a small book.

He pukapuka iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is a small book.

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