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hei

1. (particle) at, in, on, with - sometimes used of future time or place.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 48;)

Hei te ata tāua haere ai. / We will go in the morning.

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Synonyms: runga, nō, ā, i, kei, mā

2. (particle) Used with kinship terms to show relationships.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 54;)

Hei mokopuna ahau mā rātou. / I am a grandchild to them.

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3. (particle) for, to, as, as a means of - denoting future purpose, intention, etc. In this usage hei is followed by active transitive verbs, but is not used with intransitive verbs, verbs in the passive or with statives.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 76;)

Anei te oka hei tapahi i te mīti. / Here is the butcher knife to cut the meat.

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4. (particle) replaces e to form a negative imperative with kaua.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 67; Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 40-41;)

Kaua hei titiro whakararo! / Don't look down!

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5. (particle) replaces e in the future grammatical structure to emphasise the agent of an action.

Ka riro mā te wai hei whakanoa. / It is the water's job to remove the tapu.

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hei

1. (verb) (-a) to tie round the neck.

Heia ki tōu kakī (W 1971:44). / Wear it around your neck.

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2. (noun) light scarf, necklace - something worn around the neck.

Ātaahua ana ā rātou hei (HM 2/2009:10). / Their necklaces are beautiful.

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Synonyms: tāhei

hei

1. (loan) (noun) hay.

Mahia ai te hei hei kai mā ngā kararehe i te takurua. / Hay is made for feed for animals in winter.

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ehara hei

1. (negative) is not for - affirmative sentences introduced by hei are negated by ehara.

Ehara hei tapahi pepa tēnei naihi. / This knife is not for cutting paper.

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koroputa hei

1. (noun) chickenpox.

I pāngia ahau e te mate koroputa hei i a au e tamariki ana. / I caught chickenpox when I was young.

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hei pīwhara

1. (noun) cherished possession.

Te aroha i a au ki taku taonga rā, mō taku hei pīwhara i makere ki te wai (G 1853:269). / The love I have for my treasure, for my cherished possession that is lost to the water.

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hei tāna

1. he said, she said, according to her, according to him, she considered, he considered.

Hei tāna, ko te rīhi me te whakangao tonu atu i ngā moni rīhi a ngā kaiwhaipānga, kia mahia ai ngā whenua, whakamimiti hoki i te whakapau hua kore noa iho i ngā moni (TTR 1994:11). / He considered that leasing, together with the investment of the rent of the shareholders, would produce development and diminish the squandering of the money.

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Synonyms: e ai ki a [ia] ...

hei tā ...

1. (particle) according to ...

Ko Hōri Taiāwhio te tāne o tōna moumouranga tuarua, ā, hei tā ētahi kōrero, ka moe rāua i te tau 1870 (TTR 1994:25). / George Taiāwhio was the husband of her second marriage and, according to accounts, they were married in 1870.

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Synonyms: ki, e ai ki, e ai ki a [ia] ..., kīhai ki

hei matau

1. (noun) fishhook-shaped pendant.

I koa katoa te ngākau i te kitenga o te hei matau hei taonga mō taku huritau. I was elated to see a fishhook-shaped pendant as a present for my birthday. /

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hei āpōpō

1. (interjection) see you tomorrow.

Hei āpōpō tāua kite ai i a tāua. We'll see each other tomorrow. /

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hei ākuanei

1. (interjection) see you soon.

Hei ākuanei, e taku tau. See you soon, my love. /

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hei konei

1. (interjection) goodbye (to someone staying).

Hei konei, e taku kaiako. Goodbye, my teacher. /

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hei konā

1. (interjection) goodbye (to someone remaining on the phone).

Hei konā, me aku mihi. Goodbye and thank you. /

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hei aha

1. (particle) what for?.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 76;)

Hei aha ēnā moni? / What's that money for?

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hei aha!

1. (particle) don't take any notice! never mind! don't bother! it doesn't matter.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 99; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 106; Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 126, 235;)

Hei aha te inu pia! / Don't bother with beer drinking!

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hei tiki

1. (noun) greenstone neck pendant depicting human image.

He taonga tuku iho te hei tiki i tō mātou whānau. The hei tiki is a treasured heirloom in our family. /

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tiaki hei

1. save as (computer).

hei reira

1. (interjection) see you there (a place known or mentioned).

Ka kite au i a koe ki te whakataetae? Hei reira, e hoa. Will I see you at the competition? See you there, my friend. /

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hei mahi

1. (noun) exercise.

hei aha koa

1. nevertheless.

Hei aha koa, he mea nui ki te tangata whenua ōna kaha i whakapaua e ia, me tana whaiaro (TTR 1996:144). / Nevertheless, his efforts and personality were appreciated by the local people.

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Synonyms: anō, me aha koa, ahakoa, he ahakoa, hei aha (koa/noa iho), aua atu (rā)

2. never mind, don't take any notice, don't bother, it doesn't matter, don't worry.

Ka mea mai tō mātau Haihana-Meiha, "Hai aha koa. Kāore e taea te pēhea, e Hēmi." (HP 1991:137). / Our Sergeant-Major said, "Don't worry. Nothing could be done, Hēmi."

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See also hei aha!, hei aha (koa/noa iho), koa

Synonyms: kia ahatia, hai aha!, aua atu (rā)

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