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- tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

Me ako ngā tamariki o Aotearoa i te reo Māori ka tika, ?
It's fitting that New Zealand children learn Māori, isn't it?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mahi tāua, ?
We should do some work, eh?
Simple sentences: you should - me

Māku pea e tunu, ?
Shall I perhaps cook, right?
Future agent emphatic - māku

He rawe tērā whakaaro, ?
That is a great idea, eh?
That (over there) - tērā

! Harikoa ana au i tēnā!
Really? I'm happy to hear that!

He tangata hūmarie ia, ?
He's a nice bloke, eh?

Āe, ā te Paraire, ?
Yeap, (see you) on Friday, eh?

He kaha ia ki te pānui pukapuka ?
She/he's good at reading eh?

Āna, i haere ia inapō, ?
Yeah, he went yesterday, eh?

?
Is that so?

... ?
.. isn't it? (Turns sentence into a question).

Ko koe te tamahine a Tai, ?
You're Tai's daughter, aren't you?

... ?
... isn't ? (Turn sentence into a question).

Kei te pai koe, ?
You're okay, aren't you?

Kei te harikoa koe, , Rangi?
You're happy aren't you, Rangi?

Kei te ngenge koe, , Hera?
You're tired, aren't you, Hera?

Āe, kua roa te , ?
Yeah, it's been a while, hasn't it?

Ka kite i a kōrua, ?
See you both, eh?

?!
Is that so?!

?!
Really? Eh?

? I aha koe?
Really? What did you do?

He kamupene tāna, ?
Your dad has a company, right?

Ko ngā Ōpango ka toa, ?
The All Blacks will win, wont they?

Nāu tēnei pēke ?
This is your bag eh?

!
Isn't that so!

He pai tēnei kai, ?
This food is great, eh?

He pai tērā kōrero, ?
That was a good talk, wasn't it?

Kei te tika, ?
That's right, isn't it?

He reka, ?
It's delicious, isn't it?

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