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whakamā - to be embarrassed, ashamed

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

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

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.

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