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pēhea - how?
Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc. Pewhea te ahua o to tane ? (T. 52). Kia pewhea te ra ka haere ki te tuaahu ? (In what position of the sun will he go to thetuaahu ?) (T. 90).
2. v.t. Do or treat in what way. I peheatia te iwi ra i mate ai ?
3. v.i. Act in what way. Me pehea ra ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia ? (How shall I act in order to get over to Mokoia ?) (T. 132). E moe whakatorouka ana a Te Ponga ki te pewheatanga e tata ai ia ki a Te Puhihuia (T. 168).
4. Sometimes used redundantly. Pehea, ko wai tou ingoa? (T. 96). Pehea, kei te wai ranei, kei whea ranei ? (T. 154). ‖ pē (ii), hea (i).
Williams Dictionary
E pēhea ana tērā kerēwatiki?
How is that clever dickie?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Kei te pēhea? Heoi anō, ko taua āhua anō.
How are you? Oh well, just the same.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Kia ora. Kei te pēhea a Niko i tēnei ata?
Hi. How is Niko this morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei ata paki?
How are you this fine morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei ata ātaahua?
How are you this beautiful morning?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...
I pēhea te tunu kai i ngā wā o mua atu i te hiko?
How did people cook their food before there was electricity?
E pēhea ana te wai?
How is the water?
Pēhea te roa o te Taura Whiri e kimikimi kupu hōu nei?
How long has the Māori Language Commission been making up new words?
Pēhea rā?
How so?
Pēhea ana koe?
How are you?
Moumou tāima pēhea nei?
A waste of time in what way?
Kia ora e Hera, kei te pēhea koe?
Hi, Sarah, how are you?
Kia ora, kei te pēhea a Hera?
Hi, how is Sarah?
Tēnā koe e Mahu, kei te pēhea koe?
Hello, Mahu, how are you?
Tēnā koe, kei te pēhea a Nikau?
Hello, how is Nikau?
Kei te pehea ngā rōpere?
What are the strawberries like?
Kia ora Rangi, he pēhea ō whakaaro ki te whakamātautau?
Hey Rangi, what did you think of the exam?
He māmā noa iho! Pēhea hoki koe?
Easy as! How about you?
pēhea?
how?
i pēhea te kai?
how was the food?
Pēhea koe? Tokohia kei roto i tō whānau?
What about you? How many in your family?
Kei te pēhea koe?
How are you? (literally, What condition are you in?)
Kei te pēhea a Mere?
How is Mere?
Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!
Me pēhea te kī....?
How do you say....?
He pēhea te haerenga?
How was the journey?
He pēhea ngā haerenga?
How were the trips?
E pēhea ana tērā wahine koi?
How is that sharp (intelligent) woman?
Kāore i te mōhio me pēhea te whakapau i ana moni, he pērā rawa te nui
He doesn’t know how to spend all his money, he has so much
I pēhea tāu kai?
What was your food like?
Tika tonu! Pēhea hoki koe?
True! What about you?
Moana, i pēhea tō moe?
Moana, how was your sleep?
Pēhea te pene?
How was the band?
Kei te pēhea koe, e koro?
How are you, grandfather?
He pēhea a Whakatāne ki a koe?
What do you think of Whakatāne?
Pēhea ō whakaaro?
What do you think?
E kore e taea te pēhea.
It can't be avoided.
He pehea a Tawa ki te waiata?
What's Tawa like at singing?
Me pēhea rā tātou e mōhio ai?
How will we know?
E haere pēhea ana rātau?
In what direction were they travelling?
Me pēhea ahau i mōhio ai he tika ēnei kōrero?
How did I know that these stories were correct?
Me pēhea rā e riro ai i a au?
How can I get her for myself?
Raruraru ana a Tūmatahina, me pēhea tana iwi e puta ai ki tuawhenua.
Tūmatahina was faced with the problem of how his people could escape to the mainland.
Me pēhea rā ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia?
How can I cross to Mokoia?
Me pēhea te whakawātea i te huarahi mō ngā tira haere?
How could the track be cleared for travellers?
Pēhea au? Taua āhua anō.
How am I? Same old, same old.
I pēhea te hui?
What was the meeting like?
Me pēhea ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia?
In what manner shall I cross to Mokoia? (How shall I cross to Mokoia?)
Me pēhea a Hātana ka pei ai i a Hātana?
In what manner will Satan cast out Satan? (How will Satan cast out Satan?)
A. I pēhea te hui
What was the meeting like?
Pēhea kōrua?
How are you? (2 people).
Pēhea koutou?
How are you? (3+ people).
E Pāora, Aria kei te pēhea kōrua?
Pāora, Aria, how are you?
Kei te pēhea a Ari?
How is Ari?
Pēhea koe i tēnei rā?
How are you today?
Kei te pēhea te pēpi?
How is the baby?
He pēhea tā rātou mahi?
What is their job like?
Kei te pēhea koe e koro?
How are you grandad?
E Hera, Tangiwai, kia ora kōrua. Kei te pēhea kōrua?
Hi Hera and Tangiwai. How are you two?
Kei te pēhea koe i tēnei rā?
How are you today?
I pēhea tō moe?
How was your sleep?
Pēhea hoki koe?
And how are you?
He pēhea te pikitia rā?
What was the film like?
Mōrena; kei te pēhea koe?
Morning, how are you?
I titiro pēhea atu ia ki a koe?
How did he look at you?
Ata mārie; kei te pēhea kōrua?
Good morning, how are you two?
Me pēhea tā tātou whakatika i te whakahuatanga o ngā kupu Māori?
How are we to correct the pronunciation of Māori words?
Ngā mihi o te ata; kei te pēhea koutou?
Morning greetings, how are you (three +)?
I pēhea rā te moni i ngaro ai?
How did the money get lost?
Ngā mihi o te ahiahi; kei te pēhea tātou?
Afternoon greetings, how are we?
Kia pēhea te hōhonu o te rua nei?
How deep should this hole be?
Ngā mihi o te pō; kei te pēhea koutou katoa?
Evening greetings, how are you all?
Ngā mihi o te wā; kei te pēhea koutou?
Season greetings, how are you (three +)?
Tēnā koe; kei te pēhea?
Hello, how is it?
Kia ora; pēhea?
Hi, how's it?
I pēhea tō hui?
How was your meeting?
Kei pēhea a korā?
What’s it like over there?
Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi?
What is the weather like today?
Me pēhea rātou e mōhio ai?
How are they to know?
He pēhea tēnei rā?
What's it like today?
Kino pēhea nei?
Bad in whay way?
E pēhea ana koe?
How are you?
Pēhea hoki koe? He tamariki āu?
How about you? Do you have any children?
I pēhea te pēne?
What was the band like?
