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pātītī - grass

E whakatipua ana te pātītī e Papa-tū-ā-nuku.
The grass is being grown by Papa-tū-ā-nuku.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka tapahi au i te pātītī.
I will cut the grass.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Taihoa e pōtarotaro pātītī kei te mākū tonu te papa.
Don't mow the lawns the grass is still wet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass was cut by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.
The grass has been cut by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E pōtarotaro pātītī a Nikau.
Nikau is lawn-mowing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Kāore anō te pātītī kia tapahia e au.
The grass has not been cut by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te pātītī i tapahia e au.
The grass was not cut by me.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Ko Hone te tohunga kutikuti pātītī.
Hone is the expert at mowing the lawns.

Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you mow the lawn?

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