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haehae - to cut up; to tear

Haehae. ‖ hae.

Williams Dictionary

haehae, 1. v.t. Lacerate. He tangi haehae, a wailing in which the mourners gashed themselves.

2. Cut up. Tahuri, haehae te ika nei (T. 152).

3. Tear. He ika haehae kupenga (T. 200).

4. n. Parallel grooves between lines of dog-tooth pattern in carving.

Williams Dictionary

I haehae rawa rātou.
They slashed deeply.

I haehae rawa iho rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards.

I haehae rawa iho nei rātou.
They slashed deeply downwards here.

Kua haehae aku i ōku tarau nā reira ka patua au e tōku pāpā.
I have ripped my pants and so I’ll be beaten by my father.

E maumahara ana ahau i whiu·a koe moo te haehae i roto i too pukapuka
intgen the scribble at inside at sggenIIsg book ‘I remember that you were punished for scribbling in your book