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pēnā - like that, near listener

Pēna. 1. a. Like that, which is near or has some reference to the person addressed. Ka mea atu a Hotu, “I pena ano” (W. iv, 191). If the comparison is completed, me is used. Kei tahuri ake ana whakaaro kino, e patu ana i a tatou, a pena iho me nga tama a Ranginui raua ko Papa (T. 12).

2. v.t. and v.i. Treat, do, or act in that way. A pena tonu, ia po, ia po (T. 64). Kia pena ia, taona ana ki nga kohatu o Maketu (T. 89).

3. ad. In that case, if the case were so.

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4. In that way, so. Kia mahia penatia.

(ii), penei.

Williams Dictionary

Pena, penapena, v.t. Take care of, tend, husband, preserve knowledge (hence sometimes used for the tongue, the means of preserving knowledge).

Williams Dictionary

He aha a Koa i kōrero pēnā ai?
Why did Koa say it like that?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

He aha koe e pēnā ai?
Why are you like that?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Me pēnā.
(You should do it) like that.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me i kore koe a hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn't spoken up, we would not have known that you thought that.
If... (using me) - me

Kaua e pēnā!
Don't be like that!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e tiro tītahi pēnā mai.
Don't look sideways at me like that.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kāti te kōrero pēnā.
Stop talking like that.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e kōrero pēnā Hera.
Don't talk like that about Hera.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

whea e pēnā te Māori!
A Māori would never do that!
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

I pēnā hoki.
It was the same.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

He aha i pēnā ai?
Why is it like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

te aha i pēnā ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

He aha koe i titiro tītaha pēnā mai ai?
Why do you always look sideways at me like that?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kāua e kōrero pēnā.
Don't talk like that.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

He aha koe e pēnā nei?
Why are you doing it like that?
Why... now? - He aha... e... nei?

Ei, kāti te pēnā!
Hey, stop that!

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