tapahia - cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)
Tēnā tapahia he wahie?Could you please chop some wood?Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.
Kaua e tapahia te parāoa.Don't slice the bread.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.The grass has been cut by me.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kua tapahia te pātītī e au.The grass was cut by me.Passive sentences - tikina...
Kāore anō te pātītī kia tapahia e au.The grass has not been cut by me.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Kāore te pātītī i tapahia e au.The grass was not cut by me.Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...
Ko Waikaremoana te wāhi i tapahia ai taku pito.Waikaremoana is the (specific) place where my umbilical cord was cut.Specifically - ai