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
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.
Kāore ahau whakamā i a koe.I wasn't embarassed by you.
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 Kauri i tāna mahi.Afterwards Kauri felt embarrased about what she'd done.
