Te Reo Matatini

whakatakē

sarcastic, sarcasm

tūingoa, tūāhua

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He kupu matakawa, he momo kōrori, he taunu, he whakaiti i tētahi tangata, kaupapa rānei.

A distasteful utterance, a form of irony used to mock or belittle a person or initiative.

Tauira KŌrero

Kaua e whakarongo ki āna kupu whakatakē.

He whakatakē ana kōrero mō te kaupapa nei.

He arero kino tōna, haehae ana te ngākau i te āhua o ana kōrero whakatakē i tā tātou kaupapa nei.

Takenga Mai

whakatakē - to look down on, criticise negatively, disparage, belittle

KUPU KĒ ATU

whakahāwea

Tauira KŌrero

Kaua e whakarongo ki āna kupu whakatakē.

He whakatakē ana kōrero mō te kaupapa nei.

He arero kino tōna, haehae ana te ngākau i te āhua o ana kōrero whakatakē i tā tātou kaupapa nei.