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(mō) taku hē, (mō) taku hē

1. my mistake, I apologise, my apologies, I'm sorry, sorry for my mistake  - an idiom used to apologise for a mistake or oversight which resulted in the other person or people being affected. Sometimes the phrase is not repeated.

Mō taku hē, mō taku hē! Kāore kē au i mōhio i pīrangi kōrua ki te haere. / I sincerely apologise! I didn't realise that you two wanted to go.

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Synonyms: kei riri mai

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