Results for 'wawe'
wawe - early, soon, quickly
Wawe. 1. ad. Soon, quickly. Kei hoki wawe o koutou waewae (Sh.T. 182).
2. Too soon.
3. First. E tatari tonu mai ai a Kiki, ko Tamure te kai wawe i taua hangi tapu, kia hohoro ai a Tamure te mate (T. 173).
4. v.i. Be quick, be too soon, etc. E hine ma, me tarona kia wawe hoki au te huri ake (W.M. xi, 231). Kei wawe ia te puta ki waho (T. 150). Ko tera hoki te mea kua wawe ki te awa.
wawewawe, a. Quick. Kai wawewawe atu, e te ra, te haere, kia ahua te po (M. cvii).
Williams Dictionary
Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero.
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion.
If... (using me) - me
Ki te wehe moāta tātau, ka tae wawe tātau ki Te Tai Rawhiti.
If we leave early, we will arrive in the Eastland region on time.
*If using ki - ki
Me haere wawe tātou kia pai ai tō tātou tirohanga atu.
Let's go early so that we can get a good view.
In order to - kia... ai
Ka whakaaro a Tia, ākunei te tae wawe ai ko Ngātoroirangi kei reira i mua i a ia
Tia thought that presently, Ngātoroirangi would arrive there before him
I haere wawe au ki te marae kia whakaritea ai te hāngī.
I went early to the marae so that the hāngī could be prepared.
Ka whakaaro a Tia ākuanei te tae wawe ai ko Ngātoroirangi ki reira i mua i a ia. (Pōtatau 1991:246)
Tia soon thought that Ngātoroirangi would arrive there before him.
Ka haere wawe ia, ki te tāone.
He will set off soon, for (to) town.
Ki te kore koe e pai, ka moe wawe koe.
If you're not good, you'll go to bed early.
Me i tae wawe mai koutou, kua whaiwāhi mai koutou ki te kōrero
If you had arrived in time, you could have participated in the discussion
