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tēpu - table

Me noho koe ki te tēpu i a koe e kai ana.
You should sit at the table while you are eating.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te tēpu ngā tamariki e noho ana.
The children are sitting at the table.
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Nikau, ka pai māu te tēpu e whakawātea?
Nikau, could you clear the table?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Nāna te tēpu i whakarite.
She was the one who set the table.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children will set the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu te tepū e whakarite.
You will be the one to clear the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Rangi te tepū e whakarite.
Rangi will be the one to clear the table.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Whakatikahia te tēpu mō te kai.
Set the table for the meal.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei runga tāku rorohiko i tōku tēpu tari.
My computer is on my desk.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table is behind the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I muri te tēpu i te whare.
The table was behind the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kāore i runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I raro i te tēpu ngā hū.
The shoes were below the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kaua e whakatikahia te tēpu mō te kai.
Don't set the table for the meal.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore te tēpu i muri i te whare.
The table isn’t behind the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te tēpu i muri i te whare.
The table was not behind the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā ngā tamariki te tēpu e whakapai.
The children won’t set the table.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Mā wai te tēpu e whakarite?
Who will be the one to clear the table?
Who will? - mā wai?

Kei runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is on the table.

Te tēpu nei ea ana mō te rima tāra.
This table is worth five dollars.

Kei raro i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is under the table

I raro i te tēpu tō pukapuka.
Your book was under the table.

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.

He tēpu kāwhi kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

He tēpu kāwhe kei waenganui i te rūma noho.
There's a coffee table in the middle of the lounge.

Kei runga i te tēpu āu pukapupka.
Your books are on the table.

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