e tū - Stand up!
Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Taranaki te maunga e tū mai rā.That mountain standing over there is Mount Taranaki.Identity sentences - ko...
He aha a Taika i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?Why didn't Taika get up to greet the guests?Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.They are standing in front of the house. -
Kei muri rātou i te whare e tū ana.They are standing behind the house. -
Kei waho ia i te whare e tū ana.He is standing outside the house. -
Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!Don't stand on that chair!Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kaua e tū ki te kai.Don't stand and eat.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Mā te mahi tahi te kaupapa e tū ai.Through cooperation the kaupapa will get off the ground or be realised.Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Kaua e tū ki runga i tō rātou whāriki hou!Do not stand on their new carpet!Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Takitū tātou! E tū tātou!Everyone stand up!
Ko ngā mea e tū ana.The ones standing up.
Te tino omanga koa o te wahine nei, kua tata ki te taha o te toka rangitoto e tū ana i te ara.This woman ran on happily, and reached the side of the scoria rock standing by the path.
Kāore te tamaiti tāne e tū ana.The boy is (or was not) standing.