taka - to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height
Kia taka pea koe i runga i te hōiho!I hope you fall off your horse.Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Puritia ngā taha o te waka kei taka koe!Hold on to the sides of the waka lest you fall!Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia tūpato, kei taka tō aihikirimi.Be careful, lest you lose your icecream.Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia tūpato, kei taka te moenga.Be careful, lest you fall asleep.Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
Kia tūpato kei taka koe ki raro.Careful in case you fall down.Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...
I tata taka au i te rākau.I just about fell out of the tree.Almost/just about - kua/i tata...
Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.When I return, you are to have finished this job.When - Kia
Ka kitea kua puta i tētahi taha o te pā, kua haere whakatētahi taha o te pā.They were seen emerging from one side of the pā, going towards the other side.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka taka mai ngā rau i te ngahuru.The leaves fall in autumn.
Kei a wai taka rapa?Who's got my rubber?
Te rangi i taka iho!That'll be the day! (When they sky falls down!)