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whoatu

1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria) to give (away from the speaker), put, add, hand over (something), move away - does not take a passive ending when used as a command and traditionally never took one. A passive suffix is often used in passive sentences, other than commands, in modern Māori.

Nō tana kitenga he iti rawa te whenua i whoatungia, ka whakakorea te tuku (TTR 1990:40). / When he saw how small the land was that was being offered the offer was rejected.

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See also hoatu

Synonyms: hoatu, neke atu, whiuwhiu, maka, makamaka, uaki, whiu, waiho

2. (verb) you go ahead, go on - an instruction to go ahead, usually implying that the speaker will follow.

Whoatu kōrua. Ā taihoa ake nei au tae atu ai ki te te hui. / You two go on ahead. I'll arrive at the meeting in a while.

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