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e kī (e kī)

1. (interjection) you don't say! is that right! well, well! really! get you! - an expression of surprise, amazement or anger at what has been heard or seen. Sometimes as e kī rā.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 106; Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 220;)

E kī, kua oti tō tuhinga whakapae i a koe te tuhi! / Is that right, you've finished writing your thesis!

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Synonyms: āta koia, i nei, i nei

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