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Ehara ehara = absolutely!
Absolutely! — ehara ehara!
At the beginning of a sentence ehara functions as a negation used to contradict he or ko statements, meaning “is not”. However, ehara alone can also act as an interjection expressing surprise, agreement, or emphasis, similar to “sure enough” or “indeed.” The idiom ehara ehara! is an emphatic affirmation meaning “absolutely.” Ehara can also contradict negative questions, meaning “on the contrary.”

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ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • āku • āna • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • ehara ehara • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hōiho • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • ka • kaha • kāore • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • ko wai • koe • koro • kōrua • koutou • kōwhai • kua •  • mai • māua • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • ō • oma • ora • pai • pango • pēhea? •  • rātau • rāua • rūma moe • taku • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tana • tātou • tāua • tere • tino •  • wāhine • waiata • whaea • whero
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