tahu - burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover
tahuna - lit (pass. of tahu - to light)
Ko Kuikui tōku whaea. Ko Tahu tōku matua.Kuikui is my mother. Tahu is my father.Identity sentences - ko...
Kei te tahu ia i te ahi i te marae.He is lighting the fire at the marae.Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Me tahu te ahi.We should light the fire.Simple sentences: you should - me
Ka puta katoa ki waho ngā tāngata o te pā ki te tahu kai.All the people of the pā came outside to cook food.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.Then they set the house alight.
Ko Kai Tahu te iwi.Kai Tahu is the tribe.
Kei te tahu a Manu i te ahi.Manu is lighting the fire.
Ko Tahu tōku hoa tāne.Tahu is my husband.
Ko au te mōkai a Kui. Ko Tahu tōku koroua. Kua mate ia.I am Kui's pet. Tahu is my grandfather. He has passed away.