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nē - tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, nē rā?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mahi tāua, nē?
We should do some work, eh?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Māku pea e tunu, nē?
Shall I perhaps cook, right?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

He rawe tērā whakaaro, nē hā?
That is a great idea, eh?
That (over there) - tērā

Nē! Harikoa ana au i tēnā!
Really? I'm happy to hear that!

He tangata hūmarie ia, nē?
He's a nice bloke, eh?

Āe, ā te Paraire, nē?
Yeap, (see you) on Friday, eh?

He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka nē?
She/he's good at reading eh?

Āna, i haere ia inapō, nē rā?
Yeah, he went yesterday, eh?

Nē rā?
Is that so?

... nē rā?
.. isn't it? (Turns sentence into a question).

Ko koe te tamahine a Tai, nē rā?
You're Tai's daughter, aren't you?

... nē?
... isn't ? (Turn sentence into a question).

Kei te pai koe, nē rā?
You're okay, aren't you?

Kei te harikoa koe, nē, Rangi?
You're happy aren't you, Rangi?

Kei te ngenge koe, nē rā, Kauri?
You're tired, aren't you, Kauri?

Āe, kua roa te wā, nē rā?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?

Ka kite i a kōrua, nē?
See you both, eh?

Tino pai, nē?
It’s fiisn’t it?

Nē?!
Is that so?!

Nē rā?!
Really? Eh?

Nē? I aha koe?
Really? What did you do?

He kamupene tāna, nē?
Your dad has a company, right?

Ko ngā Ōpango ka toa, nē rā?
The All Blacks will win, wont they?

Nāu tēnei pēke nē?
This is your bag eh?

He tangata hūmārie a Rāhera, nē (rā/hā)?
Rāhera’s a nice, gentle person, isn’t she?

nē!
Isn't that so!

I a koe taku honae, nē?
You had my wallet, didn't you?

Kāore taku honae i a koe, nē?
You didn't have my wallet, did you?

He pai tēnei kai, nē?
This food is great, eh?

He pai tērā kōrero, nē rā?
That was a good talk, wasn't it?

Kei te tika, nē rā?
That's right, isn't it?

He reka, nē rā?
It's delicious, isn't it?

#69: Who is the woman singing?
#148: I habitually go to the supermarket in order to buy food
#197: Kia... ai with statives
#137: It was Rangi who farted
#83: Why are the children laughing?
#211: The mother is talking to the children who are loved by her
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