patu - to strike, hit; to kill
pātū - wall
Kei te patu a Niko i te whāriki.Niko is beating the carpet.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Ka patu au i te pōro.I will hit the ball.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Kaua e patu i tō teina!Don't hit your younger sibling.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka mahue a Puhihuia i te taha o te tangata i a ia rā te patu pounamu.Puhihuia was left beside the man who had the greenstone weapon.Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...
I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Kei te patu ia i tana kurī.She is beating her dog.
I patu au.I hit.
Ko ngā patu poto a te hokowhitu nei i hunaa ki muri i ngā tuara.The party held their short clubs concealed behind their backs.
Ka patu te kōtiro i te paoro.The girl hits the ball.
Ka patu te tamaiti i te poro ki te taiapa.The child hits the ball to the fence.
E pīrangi ana a Rangi kia mutu te patu tohorā.Rangi wants the killing of whales to stop.
He tino tohunga tēnei ki te patu i te tangata mā te mākutu.He was very expert at killing people with black magic.