2. no way, never - an idiom to suggest that something wasn't, or won't be, achieved.
Pare: Ko wai kē te tangata māna e whaikōrero ngā manuhiri whakaeke? Rangi: Ko koe rā, e weta! (HKK 1999:87). / Pare: Who else can do the speech to thevisitors coming on? Rangi: You, never!
Pare: Māku tāua e mau atu ki te tauranga hī ika. Rangi: Tō weta e tā! Ka hia tāima e pakaru ana te mīhini o tō waka (HKK 1999:87). / Pare: I'll take us both to the fishing ground. Rangi: No way my friend! How many times has the engine of your boat broken down.
Synonyms: rawa, nōwhea, tōu ene, nōhea, hore kau, kāhore kau, hore rawa, e hawa (e hawa), i neki, auare ake, e, he aha hoki
