hei aha (koa/noa iho)
1. be that as it may, nevertheless, what for, what does it matter? so what? anyway, no matter - an idiom indicating that there is nothing to worry about or that there is no point in pursuing a particular activity.
Ai! I wareware i a au taku pukapuka. Hei aha koa. Kei a au tāku. / Heck! I've forgotten my book. It doesn't matter. I have mine.
See also hei aha (noa iho)
Synonyms: anō, me aha koa, ahakoa, hei aha koa, he ahakoa, aua atu (rā)
me aha koa
1. be that as it may, nevertheless, what for? what does it matter? so what? anyway, no matter.
Ka kī ētahi he mea uaua tonu te ako i te reo Māori. Me aha koa. He aha te hē o te whakamātau? / Some say it's very difficult to learn Māori. Be that as it may, what's wrong with trying?
Synonyms: anō, ahakoa, hei aha koa, he ahakoa, hei aha (koa/noa iho), aua atu (rā)
