whakapāha - apologise
whakapāha, v.i. 1. Exclaim in astonishment.
2. Sigh, express regret.
‖ paiahaaha.
Williams Dictionary
Ngā whakapāha, kāore au i te mārama ki tō kōrero.My aplogies, I don't understand what you are saying.Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.Before long his anger subsided, and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
Taku whakapāha.My apology.
