He tūmahi whiti te kupu 'tapahi', i te mea kāore te tangata e tapahi noa - me tapahi rawa ia 'i' tētahi mea, pērā i te parāoa, i te rākau, i te aha atu (PK 2008:1000). / The word 'tapahi' is a transitive verb because the person is not just cutting - she must actually cut something, such as the bread, the wood, or something else.

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