māripi - knife
Māripi, n. Cutting instrument, knife. Katahi taua kuia ka whiu i tana maripi mura ka piupiua ki tahi taha ona, ki tahi taha ona. ‖ ripi.
Williams Dictionary
Tīkina te maripi.Get a knife.Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kaua e hoatu te māripi ki a Tawa.=Don't give the knife to Tawa.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua.He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua.Passive sentences - tikina...
Hoatu te märipi ki a Te Wera.Give the knife to Te Wera.
Kaua e hoatu te märipi ki a Te Wera.Don't give the knife to Te Wera.
Āta hoatu te maripi, kei haehaetia te ringa o tō hoa.Carefully pass the knife or you might cut your friends hand.
I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.I gave the knife to John's friend for John.
I patua e ia kāhore he māripi.He killed it without a knife.
