kata - to laugh
kāta - cart
He aha ia i kata ai?Why did she laugh?Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
E kata ana a Nikau.Nikau is laughing.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E kata hoki ana a Honi.Honi is also laughing.Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kaua e kata ki a māua.Don't laugh at us.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i...
Nā te aha ia i kata ai?For what reason did she laugh?For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Ko ngā tāngata katoa i kata mne te tangatira atu.All the people, including the chief, laughed.
Ngā tāngata katoa i kata me te rangatira atu.All the people, including the chief, laughed.