hopu - to catch
Ko wai i hopu i te ika?Who caught the fish?Asking who - Ko wai...?
Ka hopu a Poti i te manu.Pussy catches the bird.Sentences with i - i
Nā te pirihimana i hopu te tāhae.It was the policeman who caught the thief.Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Ko wai kāore i hopu i te ika?Who didn’t catch the fish?Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...
He awa tino pai tēnei mō te hopu tuna.This was a very good river for catching eels.
I hopu au i te pahi.I caught the bus.
Inā poroa e ahau te taura, māua e hopu mai te kete.When I cut the rope, you catch the basket.
Kei te hanga te pūngāwerewere i tana māwhaiwhai ki te hopu i ngā ngaro.The spider is building its web to catch flies.
Ko te timatatanga o te raumati te wā haere ki te hopu tītī.The start of summer is the time to go mutton-birding.