what for:6215 NZSL

Translation equivalents

English:

Major: what for

Secondary: why

Māori:

Major: he aha

Notes

Often used as a rhetorical question to mean 'for the purpose of' or 'in order to'.

Examples

  1. he[2297] fly[4573] auckland[2619] what-for[6215]
    What is he flying to Auckland for?

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