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keke - cake

kēkē - armpit

Kēkē, kekē. ‖ .

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Keke, a. Obstinate, stubborn.

whakakeke. 1. v.t. Persist in. Kati ra te whakakeke noa i te pakanga (M. 88).

2. v.i. Refrain from speaking, sulk, Whakakeke ana a Kahungunu, koi korikori, koi aha, takoto iho ana me te mea e moe ana.

kēkeke. 1. v.t. Hold firmly, embrace. Nekeneke mai ki taku tauaro, kikini ai, aha, kekeke noa, kekeke noa (M. 266). ‖ pakeke.

2. n. Auricularia auricula-judea, an edible fungus. = keka, hakeke.

Williams Dictionary

kēkē, a In a different line. Matua keke, uncle, aunt. Tamaiti keke, nephew, niece. Ka noho tetahi tamaiti keke a Whiro i te wahine i a Harakiraki (W. ii, 8).

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kekē, v.i. Creak.

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kēkē. 1. v.i. Quack, as a duck. Keke kau ana te parera (S.).

2. n. Armpit. Ka kowhera te uira i roto i nga keke o Tawhaki (T. 53).

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I hoatu a Mere i te keke ki tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te tunu a Hana i te keke te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Me tuhi koe i ō hiahia te keke.
You should write down what you want for the cake.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Pēnei au he keke panana, engari he kāroti tonu.
I thought it was a banana cake, but it turns out it was carrot.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

He rite tonu ia ki tōna whaea kēkē.
She is just like her aunty.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Tēnā tīkina he keke tātou.
Please fetch us some cake.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Ka tino rata ia ki te keke ka tunua ki te kāinga.
They really like the cake that is baked at home.
To like - rata

Ehara te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is not for the family.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā

Ataahua ngā keke i tunu.
Ataahua cooked those cakes (near you).
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna i tunu te keke.
It was him/her who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke i tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te keke i tunu.
You were the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna te keke i tunu.
She was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Kauri te keke i tunu.
Kauri was the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te keke tunu.
I was the one who cooked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

te whānau tēnei keke.
This cake is for the family.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

He kawhe, he hanawiti, he keke hoki māku.
I want a coffee, a sandwich and cake.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu e tubnu tētahi keke ma t`1a t`1atou hui.
You will cook a cake for our meeting.
Future agent emphatic - māku

wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kāore e roa ka maoa te keke.
It wont be long and the cake will be cooked.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Ka tunua te keke.
The cake will be cooked.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kainga te keke e Mere.
The cake was eaten by Mere.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea e koe te tunu keke?
Can you bake cakes?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Pāora.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Pāora.
For the purpose of - hei

Ka tunu keke ia hei whakanui i tōku huritau.
She will bake a cake in order to celebrate my birthday.
For the purpose of - hei

He mea hoko pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Kei te aha a Pita ki te keke tiakarete?
What is Pita doing with the chocolate cake?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ko ia te tamaiti kēkē a Koa and Aroha,
She is the niece of Koa and Aroha.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ko Mia tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Mia is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Ko ia te tuakana o taku pāpā, arā taku matua kēkē.
He's my dad's older brother, that is my uncle.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko whaea kēkē tēnā?
Is that your aunty?
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Kāore a Hana i te tunu i te keke te hui.
Hana was not baking the cake for the meeting.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

pai hoki ki te tunu keke!
How good you are at baking cakes!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te reka hoki o te keke!
The cake was delicious!
How... - Te... hoki...

Ehara i a ia te keke i tunu.
He/She didn’t bake the cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Nōnahea koe i tunu ai i tēnei keke?
When did you cook the cake?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

He koretake a Tīwana ki te tunu keke.
Tīwana is useless at baking cakes.

kawhe me te keke.
coffee and cake.

I hoatu a Mere i te keke tana tama.
Mary gave the cake to her son.

He keke māu?
Would you like cake?

He tino reka tēnei keke.
This cake is yum.

He keke te kai pai ki tōku hoa.
Cake is what my friend likes.

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