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wehe - to depart, leave; to separate, divide

Wehe (i) wehewehe, v.t. 1. Detach, divide. Ko Rangi raua ko Papa e pipiri tonu ana, kaore ano i wehea noatia (T. 1). E hoki korua te wehenga ki tawhiti (M. 333).

2. Perform a rite to divert the affections from some object. He kore tohunga mana hei wehe ki te wai, kia hemo ake ai te aroha i a au (M. 38). ‖ M. Ixxxiii.

3. Transpose. Ka wehea te ata me ona whetu, te ahiahi me ona whetu (M. ix). Ka wehea nga whetu o te ahiahi mo te ata, o te ata mo te ahiahi (T. 71).

wehe, a. Deficient in food. In the expression he tau wehe, a year when fruit is scarce on the trees. E rua tau wehe (M. 323).

wehewehe, v.t. Sort out, arrange. No reira ka wehewehea e ia ona karakia (T. 8).

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Wehe (ii), v.i. Be enraptured, be transported with delight. Ka wehe te Hauhau i te rekareka.

wewehe, a. Enamoured, love-sick. Toro mai to ringa, kei te wewehe au, he aroha i mau ki te hoa ka riro (S. 38).

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wehe, a. Deficient in food. In the expression he tau wehe, a year when fruit is scarce on the trees. E rua tau wehe (M. 323).

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Ka wehe atu te hunga rā ākuanei.
That group of people (over there) will leave soon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Taihoa kōrua e wehe.
Don't you two leave just yet.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Mā te wehe moata ka whai tūnga motokā.
By leaving early you'll find a car park.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

Kua tata wehe a Māmā i te hui.
Mum has almost left the meeting.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Wehe atu ana a Niko me to amuamu anō.
Niko left complaining as he went.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Me whakapaipai te kāuta, kātahi ka wehe ai tāua.
We better clean up the kitchen, then we will go.
*And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

I te whā karaka i te atu ai i wehe atu ai ki Kirikiriroa.
I left for Hamilton at 4 in the morning.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I nahea koe i wehe atu ai ki Kāpiti?
When did you leave for Kāpiti?
Away - atu

Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Ahuriri.
If we leave early, we will arrive in Napier on time.
*If using ki - ki

Kātahi anō a Tawa ka wehe atu.
Tawa has just left.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Me wehe tātau ināianei, kia kore ai tātau.
We had better leave now so we are not late.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Nā te aha koe i wehe atu ai?
What causes you to depart? (Why are you leaving?) (See 24.7.)

He kainga whakamutunga ka wehe ai i te ao.
A last meal before leaving the mortal world.

Ahakoa ko tēnei tōku kāinga tipu, ka wehe atu au.
Although this is the place where I grew up, I will leave.

Wehe atu ana a Kawa me te amuamu anō.
Kawa left complaining as she went.

I wehe atu te whānau ki tāwāhi.
The family departed overseas.

Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?

Kei te tangi ia, me te mea nei kua wehe rāua ko tana hoa tāne.
She is crying as if she has broken up with her boyfriend.

Kua wehe rāua i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.

Āhea rātou ka wehe atu?
When are they leaving?

Āhea rātou wehe atu ai?
When are they leaving?

Kei te wehe rāua.
Those two are going.

Tae rawa atu mātou ki te awa kua wehe kē te poti.
When we eventually arrived at the river the boat had already departed.

Kua wehe rātou i te rōpū matua.
They have separated from the parent organisation.

Nō nahea rātou i wehe atu ai?
When did they leave?

Ka pai taku wehe ā te whā i tēnei ahiahi?
Is it okay if I leave at four this afternoon?

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