(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
tēnā ko tēnei
1. on the other hand, then again, but in this case.
Tōna ritenga mō te kaipuke rere mai i Ingarani kia whā marama i te moana ka tae mai ki uta nei. Tēnā ko tēnei tōtahi ka ono marama o taua puke i te moana e ngaro ana; pāwera ana ngā Pākehā o konei koi tahuri (TWM 9/7/1864:2). / The expectation for ships sailing here from England is that they will be four months at sea before they reach land here. But in this particular case that ship has been six months missing at sea and the Pākehā here are concerned that it might have capsized.
Synonyms: engaringari, koa, kāpā, otiia, manohi, engari, erangi, ia, tēnā
ko tāua/tātou (katoa) tēnā
1. that's us, we're for that, we're into that, what a good idea, count us in - an idiom used to express agreement or support for someone else's statement or suggestion.
Tātou ka haere ki te pikitia. Ko tātou tēnā. Hoake tātou. / Let's go to the movies. What a good idea. Let's go.
