tūmahi oti
1. (noun) stative verb - a verb expressing a state or condition rather than an activity or event. These are called 'neuter verbs' by some grammarians.
I te rerenga kōrero 'i mahue a Mānia i te pahi', he tūmahi oti te kupu 'mahue'. / In the sentence 'i mahue a Mānia i te pahi', the word 'mahue' is the stative verb.