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konei

1. (location) this place, here (near or connected with the speaker) - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 121; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 24;)

Haere mai ki konei! / Come here, please!

See also koneki

2. (location) this time.

I konei, kua oma ki waho ki te tiki pana kahikātoa hei kanohi, he karamu hei ihu, he kōnēnē hei pito mō tana tekoteko (TWK 23:3). / At this point, she ran outside to get tea tree berries for the eyes, karamu berries for the nose and a māwhai berry as the tummy button for the human figure.

nō konei

1. hence, as a result, consequently.

Nō konei mātau i whakaaro ai, kīhei rawa i āwhiwhiwhi ngā mahi ahuwhenua o nāianei ki ngā mahi ahuwhenua o mua (PKH 18/5/1906:2). / Consequently, we think that agricultural tasks of today are nothing like those of the past.

hei konei

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

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

nā konei

1. on this account, therefore, as a result, consequently, accordingly, for this reason, hence, thus.

Nā konei ka kī ia ko tēnei kēmu kīhai i riro tika (TJ 20/6/1899:9). / As a result he says that this game was not won fairly.

Synonyms: i konā, nā konā, nā reira, nō konā, nō reira, heoi, heoti, hoi, hoi anō, oti anō, wheoi

kāti i konei

1. this ends here, end it here.

Kāti i konei kei hōhā ngā kanohi ki te titiro (TW 26/3/1875:59). / This ends here, lest the eyes become tired at looking.

hei konei rā

1. goodbye (said to someone staying).

koneki

1. (location) this place, here (near or connected with the speaker) - variation of konei.

I koneki ia e whawhai ana mō te ora wairua o tōna iwi (TWK 31:10). / Here he fought for the spiritual wellbeing of his people.

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