tēnā
1. (interjection) well then, now then, very well then, match that - used at the start of a sentence to focus attention on what follows. Often preceded by a.
Tēnā, pupuhi. Auē. Kotiti kē (HP 1991:114). / Well then, fire. Oh dear. It missed.
Ka huaina te moana ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia. A tēnā, he aha i huaina ai ko Taupō-nui-a-Tia? (HP 1991:248). / The lake was named Taupō-nui-a-Tia. Now then, why was it called Taupō-nui-a-Tia?
2. (determiner) each, every - when repeated, or repeated with its phrase.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 90-91;)
Mā tēnā, mā tēnā o koutou tāna ake teka e whiu atu. / Each of you will throw her own dart.
See also tēnaka
3. (determiner) but, on the other hand, but as for - used as a conjunction.
He rawe tēnā pukapuka; tēnā ko tēnei, e hoa, me whiu ki waho. / That book is excellent; but as for this one, mate, it should be discarded.
Synonyms: engaringari, koa, kāpā, otiia, manohi, engari, erangi, ia, tēnā ko tēnei
tēnā pea
1. perhaps, possibly, maybe, there is a possibility - a form used when placing pea at the beginning of a sentence or phrase.
Tēnā pea kei te tika te kōrero mō Te Heru, he wahine nā Hikareia (M 2006:262). / The statement about Te Heru that she was a wife of Hikareia may be correct.
Otirā kua kohi moni ngā Māori o Rotorua hei oranga mō aua tāngata, ko ngā Pākehā hoki i kohikohi anō. Tēnā anō pea e haere ki ētahi wāhi o te motu kohikohi ai (TWMNT 27/3/1877:78). / But the Māori of Rotorua have collected money, and Pākehā have also contributed. They will probably go to other parts of the country to make collections.
Synonyms: pea, tērā pea, ākene pea, āwhai, ākune, ākuni, ākuanei, ākene, ēkene, āpea, etia
tēnā ina
1. now then (shortened form of tēnā iana).
I tēnei rā, kei te tango tonu mai anō te reo Māori i ētahi kupu maha tonu nō te reo Ingarihi. Tēnā ina kia whakahuahuatia ake: mīhini (machine); hōtēra (hotel); motukā (motor car); iniana (engine); huka (sugar); hōro (hall); Karaitiana (Christian) me ētahi atu kupu (HP 1991:93). / Today the Māori language continues to borrow many words of English. Now then, to name some: mīhini (machine); hōtēra (hotel); motukā (motor car); iniana (engine); huka (sugar); hōro (hall); Karaitiana (Christian) and many more.
(ko) tēnā tēnā/(ko) tērā tērā
1. that's that - a saying to indicate the speaker considers a matter is settled.
See also tēnā, tēnā
