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patu - to strike, hit; to kill

pātū - wall

Kei te patu a Koa i te whāriki.
Koa 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 Nikau kia mutu te patu tohorā.
Nikau 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.

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