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whakamā - to be embarrassed, ashamed

whakamā. 1. v.t. Whiten.

2. n. Shame, abasement. Tenei te whakama kei runga kei taku rae (M. 140). Ka nui rawa te whakama o Paoa (T. 187).

3. a. Shy, ashamed. E takoto whakama ake ana i raro i nga tauwharenga kowhatu (T. 133).

Williams Dictionary

Nō muri mai ka whakamā ia i tāna mahi.
Afterwards she felt embarrassed by what she had done.
Belonging to the past - nō

Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kaua e whakamā. Karawhiua!
Don't be shy. Give it a go!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Kei te whakamā ia.
He is embarrassed.

I whakamā anō, nō reira ia i wiri ai.
She was ashamed, and therefore she shivered.

Kāore ahau whakamā i a koe.
I wasn't embarassed by you.

Waiho mā te whakamā e patu.
Leave him; let shame punish him.

I whakamā ia i tana kaha pōrangi
He was ashamed that he had been so stupid

Pēnei e kore au e whakamā te mea atu ai au ki ērā, ‘E kore au e tae atu.
If it had been like this, then I would not have hesitated in saying to them, ‘I will not go with you

Nui atu te whakamā o te tangata rā.
That man was very ashamed.

I whakamā ia i tana kaha pōrangi.
He was ashamed that he had been so stupid.

E takoto whakamā ake ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu.
She was lying embarrassed under the overhanging rocks.

Nō muri mai ka whakamā a Moana i tāna mahi.
Afterwards Moana felt embarrased about what she'd done.

#130: Negative active commands - Don't!
#63: You should talk to your mother
#185: Don't talk like that!
#179: All the children only the lollies
#19: Your armpit smells delicious
#83: Why are the children laughing?
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