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whakapāha - apologise

whakapāha, v.i. 1. Exclaim in astonishment.

2. Sigh, express regret.

paiahaaha.

Williams Dictionary

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Ngā whakapāha, kāore au i te mārama ki kōrero.
My aplogies, I don't understand what you are saying.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Taku whakapāha.
My apology.

#60: My mother is cake baking
#166: Nominaliztion
#10: You are all beautiful
#111: Right, let's go then!
#124: Talking about more than one person
#122: Too right mate!
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