wairuatoa

unlucky | unsuccessful

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Education

He Tautuhinga | Definitions

  • Kāore i waimarie, kāore i whiwhi i tērā i wawatatia ai, i whāia ai rānei.
  • To be unlucky, to not achieve what one desired or aimed for.

He Tauira | Example

I wairuatoa ngā tamariki i ngā kēmu katoa.
The children were unlucky in all the games.

He Kupu Reo Pākehā anō | English Alternatives

  • unlucky
  • unsuccessful