whēnei
1. (verb) (-tia) to act in this way, like this, it happens this way - variation of pēnei.
Me pēhea e puehu ai te marae ki te whēnei rawa te manaaki i te tangata? (HM 3/1990:1) / How will a marae become dusty if the hosting of people is done in this way? (i.e. a marae will not be unused if the hospitality is so good.)
See also pēnei
2. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) like this - near or related to the speaker. If the comparison is completed the second element is introduced by me.
Ko ngā tohutohu hoki ki a mātau mō ngā wā whēnei, kia tere tonu te tāpapa ki raro, kaua te konohi e anga whakarunga, engari me mau tonu ki te whenua (HP 1991:184). / And the instruction we had been given for situations like this was to lie flat down quickly on the ground, face down and not for the face to turn upwards.
See also pēnei
3. as if.
Whēnei i te kore kite i te ngahere, i te mahi a te rākau (HM 2/1995:5). / It's as if we can't see the wood for the trees.
