katei goodness; gosh

Part of Speech	interjection
Morphology	katei

• • goodness; gosh
  • • emotions

  • • Example 3133:
      

      ae katei! a togusu maahura he hio vaevuru matana,

      and goodness! there sat a young girl at the bow,

      Source: Vae 01R 152

    • Example 3134:
      

      "Ae Katei! Amaa kopaka te teiee ei?"

      "Goodness! Whose cleared garden is this?"

      Source: Eno 01E(Eno) 010

    • Example 3135:
      

      Katei! A taba vai bene to manimanin vavaravihi bata maa roho naa bona nanaoana sana?

      Gosh! Wasn't this the thing that I had secretly been wishing for since ages?

      Source: Sii Eno 01W 111

Related entries

• See also:
  • kantei Goodness!