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konei - here, by speaker

Kōnei, l.n. implying nearness to or connection with the speaker. 1. This place. Ka ngaro maua ki konei (T. 46). Hei konei, farewell! (Said by the person leaving.)

2. This time.

3. This circumstance. Na konei, on this account, therefore. Na konei au i mahara ai he whanau ano tenei ahuatanga (T. 128).

No konei, hence, from this circumstance. No konei hoki a te tangata karakia (T. 6).

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Williams Dictionary

Kei te oma te tama ki konei.
The boy is running here.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I konei rāua i nanahi.
They were here yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Me noko koe ki konei.
You should sit here.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mutu ngā mahi i konei.
We should finish our work here.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Noho ai ngā wāhine ki konei.
The always women sit here.
Habitual action - ai

te taenga mai hoki o ngā tauhou ki konei, ka arahina rātou e mātou ki te toka nei kia kite.
And when outsiders come to our district we lead them to this rock so they can see it themselves.
Belonging to the past - nō

konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

konei au.
I am from here.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Hoatu koutou ki mua, kei te pai au i konei.
You guys go up the front, I'm fine here.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Haere atu i konei!
Go away from here!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Me i konei koe kua kite koe i a ia.
If you had been here, you would have seen him.
If... (using me) - me

Me i konei ia.
If only he were here.
If... (using me) - me

Kaua e haere atu i konei!
Do not leave here!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kei konei ngā tamariki.
The children are here.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I konei ngā tamariki.
The children were here.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

He aha te pukapuka pai hei pānui ngā tamariki hei konei hei āpōpō?
What is a good book for the children to read here tomorrow?
For the purpose of - hei

Kei konei koe hei āwhina.
You're here to help.
For the purpose of - hei

Kei konei au, engari kei te moe tonu ngā karu Nan.
I am here, but my eyes are still sleeping Nan.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Heretaunga, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Hastings, but my family and I are staying here.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Haere mai ki konei noho ai.
Come over here to sit down.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Horekau mātou e hiahia kia he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don't want a casino to be built here.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Kāore e āhei te inu pia, te kai paipa rānei, i konei.
Drinking or smoking is not allowed here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Mehemea konei koe, e āhei ana koe te tono karahipi i te Poari.
If you're from here, you can or are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Board.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei a Hine te noho i konei.
Hine is allowed to stay here.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te harikoa ahau i te mea kei konei koutou.
I am happy because you are all here.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

I konei tonu.
It was right here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I konei tonu.
It was right here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka mutu tonu te kōrero ki konei.
The story finishes right here.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kei konei koutou reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went to the marae.
Towards - mai

Haere mai ki konei!
Come here! (to this place/to where i am)
Towards - mai

Kei konei ngā wāhine.
The women are over here.
The article - te, ngā, he

Hei konei ahau ā te ata.
I will be here in the morning.
Future locative - hei

Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.
Future locative - hei

Hei konei ngā ngeru.
The cats will be here.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e oma i konei.
Don't run here.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ehara au konei.
I am not from here.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te toa i konei.
The shop wasn’t here.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore i konei tonu.
It wasn’t right here.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā tamariki i konei.
The children aren’t here.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tamariki i konei.
The children were not here.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā ngeru hei konei.
The cats will not be here.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kōrero ai tāua.
Come over here so we can talk.
In order to - kia... ai

Haere mai koe ki konei kia kore ai koe e mākū.
Come over here so that you don't get wet.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

konei rānei koe?
Are you from here or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Kāore au hei konei ā te ata.
I will not be here in the morning.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore a Hine e āhei te noho i konei.
Hine is not allowed to stay here.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Hei konei .
Goodbye.

Kei te haere ngā tamariki ki konei.
The children are coming here (by the speaker).

Haere mai ki konei.
Come here.

I mua atu i tōku hokinga mai ki konei.
Before I returned here.

Kei te haere mai rātou ki konei.
They (3 or more people) are coming here (by the speaker).

Kei konei ia tae noa ki te Mane,.
She's here till Monday.

Kei te tākaro rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are playing here.

Ka mutu noa i konei.
That's the end.

Kua tae mai ngā manuhiri ki konei.
The guests have arrived here.

Kei konei te hua rākau.
The fruit is here.

Kei konei tūru.
Your chair is here.

Kei konei katoa nei mātou.
We are all here.

He waiwaitapu ahai ki kōnei.
I am new here.

Tokorima ngā tākuta o konei.
There are five doctors from here.

Kei konei! Ka rawe koe hei karu mōku.
Here it is! You're an excellent set of eyes for me.

Tokowhā ngā tāne kaha kei kōnei.
There are four strong men here.

Ko tēnei te hui tuaiwa ki konei.
This is the ninth meeting here.

Kei te kai rātou ki konei.
They (3+) are eating here.

Tokorima ngā tākuta o konei.
There are five doctors from here.

E rua haora noa-atu-, i konei ahau.
I was here two hours ago.

Kei konei au.
I'm here.

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