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kohi - to collect, gather together

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka kohi au i te kaimoana.
I will collect sea food.
Sentences with i - i

Kaua e kohi i te pāua iti!
Don't gather small pāua.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I kohia he pipi māku, me te kohi anō i ētehi taku matua.
I gathered some pipi for me, as well as some for my dad.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

I rukua he pāua, me te kohi anō i ētehi koutou ko whānau.
I went diving for pāua, and got some for your family too.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ke kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
They gathered miro berries to make scented oil.
For the purpose of - hei

I tērā Rāhoroi, i haere rātou ki tātahi kohi pipi a.
On Saturday, they went to the beach to gather pipi.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kātahi aua tini tamariki , te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.

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