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hinengaro makere

1. (verb) to be forgetful, absent-minded.

Nōku kē ka hoki mai nei ka whakaae kua hinengaro makere noa iho au nā te mea i wareware i a au te take i haere pērā atu ai au. / On my return I agreed that I had become absent-minded because I forgot why I went there.

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2. (adjective) be absent-minded, forgetful.

Kāore tonu au i te maumahara kei whea ake nei aku mōhiti, he hinengaro makere nōku. / I can't remember just where my glasses are, I'm so forgetful.

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Synonyms: pakihaha


3. (noun) forgetful person, scatterbrain.

Kātahi te hinengaro makere ko koe, e hoa. / What a forgetful person you are, my friend.

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