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auē - alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

Aue. 1. int. expressing astonishment or distress. Alas. Aue, ka kitea he moana, ko te Rotoiti (T. 79). Aue, te whakama i a au e (M. 291).

2. v.i. Groan, make lamentation, cry. Katahi ka aue te matua ki te tangi (Pi. 135, 3). Kei aroha tatou ki tona auetanga (T. 19).

Williams Dictionary

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Auē! E mahana haere ana te kaimoana i te .
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Auē! Kei te pōtiki tētehi pene.
Oh dear! The youngest has a pen.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Auē! E haere tonu mai ana te pūru!
Oh! The bull is still coming!
Towards - mai

Auē. Ehara tēnā i te hopi.
Gosh. That's not soap.

Auē, kei raro a Manu.
Oh dear, Manu is under.

Auē, te āhua nei e pīrangi ana ia ki te moe.
Gosh, he looks like he needs to sleep.

Auē, e hika .
Goodness me.

Auē!
Crikey!

Aue, kei hea ia?
Oh! Where is she?

Auē, kua ngaro anō? Kei roto pea i pēke.
Oh no, has it disappeared again? Maybe it's in your bag.

Auē, e , kua wera a roto nei.
Gosh, Mā, it's got hot in here.

Au?! Kātahi te kākahu paru!
Auē! How dirty the clothes are!

Auē! Ka mahana haere te kaimoana i te .
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.

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