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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 Taika.
Taika is laughing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kata hoki ana a Ari.
Ari 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.

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