ākene
1. (interjection) perhaps, soon, probably - often followed by pea.
2. you'll get it soon, you're in for it, you're in for the high jump - sometimes used as an idiom at the start of the sentence to indicate that the speaker is becoming tired of, or angry about, what someone or others have said or done and is warning them they will be in trouble if they don't stop.
Ākene ka pokaina. Ki te kore ngā waihakihaki e rongoātia, ka hua pea ko ngā mate kikino rānei, ko te hemo noa atu rānei. / One had better be operated on. If the skin disease is not treated, a serious illness might result, or eventually death.
See also ākene [koe] i a au, ākene pea
