Results for 'whakatika'
whakatika - to straighten, to correct, to fix
Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Kua whakatika au i te moenga.
I've made the bed.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua whakatika ia i ōna makawe.
He's straightened his hair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Me whakatika koe i ō kākahu kura.
You should fix your uniform.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika tātou i te akomanga.
We should tidy the classroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika koe i tō rūma.
You'd better tidy up your room.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Me whakatika te tēpu.
The table should be set.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Kaua e whakatika i tōu rūma.
Don't tidy your room.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Ka whakatika te kōtiro rā, ka mua ki te kīaka.
The girl got up and took a calabash.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka whakatika atu ētahi ki te pōwhiri i waho o te pā.
Some stood to wave outside the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka whakatika te ope tamariki nei, ka tātou i a rātou mō te haere.
The group of young people got ready and girded themselves for the journey.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Kāore a Hine e whakatika i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will not clean the house in the morning.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...
Kei te whakatika te ope i Heihei.
The party is setting out from Heihei.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
HJomai te hama kia whakatika a ahau i tēnei.
Pass the hammer so that I can fix this.
In order to... - kia... ai...
Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Ke whakatika te ope, ka haere, ka tae ki tētahi awa.
The party set off, travelled along, and came to a river.
Kei te whakatika i te waka.
The car is being fixed.
He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.
Ka whakatika rāua.
They stood up.
Ka whakatika a ia.
He stood up.
Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka tū hei kaituki mō te waka rā.
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.