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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, mā... e..., mā... hei

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā 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 rā.
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 ana rātou katoa.
They all cried out in distress.

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

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

Auē, e hika mā.
Goodness me.

Auē!
Crikey!

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

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

Ka auē ōna tuākana i te mataku.
His elder brothers cried out in fear.

Auē, e Mā, 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 rā.
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.

#186: Lift the baby carefully so you don't hurt her!
#181: I actually like vegetables
#119: The stink is pleasant to the flies
#182: Perhaps she will be happy again
#177: The really happy fish will indeed return
#145: Belonging to a reason
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