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• kei

  1. (particle) at, on, in - particle marking present position or time.   Kei raro te ngeru i te whare.The cat is under the house. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 15, 16, 29;) See also kai, kei te ....
  2. (particle) has, have, with, in possession of, having.   Kei a au tōu hākete.I have your jacket. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 82-84;)
  3. beware lest, do not, might - expresses a warning if it follows a command or a negative command and stands on its own.   Kia tere, kei mākū koe i te ua.Hurry up or you'll get wet from the rain. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 59;)
  4. (noun) madam, sir.   Kei Te Rangihau, nau mai, haere mai!Te Rangihau sir, welcome!
  5. (particle)   See also kei te ..., kei noho ... ka ..., kei ... ana.
  6. (particle) like, as.   He mano te patupaiarehe kei te tarakihi; ko te āhua he āhua tangata, pēnei me te āhua Pākehā, ko te kiri i mā, i kōrakorako te māhunga me te kiri katoa, i rerekē kīhai i rite ki te tangata Māori (TKO 20/11/1886 wh7).The patupaiarehe are numerous like cicadas; their appearance is the same as humans, like the Pākehā the skin is white and the hair and all the skin is fair, not like the Māori people.