Hangarau

tapi ~a

mend, repair, patch (fabric)

tūmahi whiti, tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko te mahi kia tika anō, kia pai anō tētahi kākahu. Arā pea kua petapeta, kua tīhaea, kua tāwekoweko rānei.

To fix up a garment and make it good again, most likely because a part of it is worn through, torn or frayed.

Tauira KŌrero

Nā taku kuia i tapi taku hāte tīhaehae.

Kua petapeta katoa aku tōkena, kāore e taea te tapi.

Tuia he kōpure ki tōna tarau hei tapi i te wāhi e puare ana.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Ko te mahi hei tapi i tētahi pūeru whatuwhatu, ka kiia ko te moanarua. He tōkena tēnei e moanaruatia ana i konei:

E āhua petapeta ana tēnei tarau, nō reira e tuia ana he kōpure hei tapi i taua wāhi, arā, e kānihitia ana:

He tapi haeana tēnei e haeanatia ana ki runga i te wāhi tīhaehae o te papanga. Ina whakaweratia te tapi ka rewa te kāpia o roto, ā, ka piri te tapi ki te papanga:


KUPU KĒ ATU

kānihi

Tauira KŌrero

Nā taku kuia i tapi taku hāte tīhaehae.

Kua petapeta katoa aku tōkena, kāore e taea te tapi.

Tuia he kōpure ki tōna tarau hei tapi i te wāhi e puare ana.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga