ūea
| Kupu: | ūea |
| Tikanga: | To be secure, establish, prepared |
| Momo Kupu: | adj. vi. |
| Kaikōrero: | RBe107,116,126 |
| Rerenga Māori: | …e tino ūea ana taua pā nā, kāore i tāea e Makitānara te horo… |
| Rerenga Pākehā: | …that pā was well prepared, McDonnell could not charge upon it… |
| Whakahuahua: | occasional |
| Rohe: | katoa |
| Checked For Accuracy: | yes |
Ruakere
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"... ko te whakapae, he waa okioki kee teeraa noona hei ngaki maara, hei whakauuea i taana hokowhitu." RB107
A good example of use because of the placement of 'whaka' in front of 'ūea' which will tend to indicate that the word is either an intransitive verb or an adjective
Tags: whakaūea, passive, intransitive