māripi - knife
Tīkina te maripi.Get a knife.Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kaua e hoatu te māripi ki a Aroha.=Don't give the knife to Aroha.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
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...
I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.I gave the knife to John's friend for John.
I patua e ia kāhore he māripi.He killed it without a knife.