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• e

  1. (particle) Used before people's names of one long vowel or two short vowels when addressing them and with terms of address. Also used before koe, kōrua and koutou when they are used as terms of address.   E hine, tīkina atu he kapu!Girl, fetch a cup, please! (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 2;)
  2. (particle) Used before hia? and when stating numbers of things where the number begins with a word of one vowel or two short vowels.   E hia āna tāmure? E rua tekau mā tahi.How many snapper does she have? Twenty-one. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 5, 16;)
  3. (particle) Used in commands before verbs of one long vowel or two short vowels.   E inu, e hoa!Drink up, mate! (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 26-27, 67, 111;)
  4. (particle) Used for negative commands after kaua.   Kaua e whakarongo ki a ia.Don't listen to her.
  5. (particle) will - combines with mā to indicate future time when emphasising who will do something. The e will precede the verb.   Mā Pita tō tātou motokā e horoi.Peter will clean our car. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 65;Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 41-42;)
  6. (particle) Used with verbs and ana to show action in progress.   Kei raro te koroua i te pōhutukawa e moe ana.The old man is asleep under the pōhutukawa tree. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 12, 120;)
  7. (particle) Used before the verb with the particles ai, nei, nā and rā to show progress in action or a temporary state.   Ko wai tērā e tū mai rā?Who is that standing over there? (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 12, 120;)
  8. (particle) will not - used after kāore before verbs in negative sentences when saying something will not be done.   (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 75-76;) See also kāore ... e.
  9. (particle) will not - used before kore and the verb in the future negative pattern.   (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 89-90;) See also e kore ... e.
  10. (particle) Used before the verb in negative sentences using kua kore.   (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 89-90;Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 55;) See also kua kore.
  11. (particle) Used before the verb in 'why not' questions after he aha ... i kore ai.   He aha koe i kore ai e pōti?Why didn't you vote? (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 23;)
  12. (particle) Used before the verb in 'if not' questions after ki te kore ....   Ki te kore e ua, ka haere tātou.If it doesn't rain we'll go. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 67;)
  13. (particle) so that ... will not/would not.   (Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 31-32;) See also kia kore ai ... e ....
  14. (particle) if, when.   E whiti koe ki tāwāhi, me hoko mai he hūtu hou mōku.When you go overseas, buy me a new suit, please.
  15. (particle) will - in classical Māori used by itself in front of a verb without nei, nā, rā, ana or ai as a future time indicator.   Tērā pea e tae mai ia.Perhaps she will arrive.