mānea, v.i. Lovely, attractive, beautiful, nice.
Kua mānea tō‘ou kāka‘u i te tui‘anga.
Your clothes are nicely made;
‘E pū rākau mānea tērā.
That is a lovely tree;
Kua mātakitaki te tangata i tāna ‘āua tiare nō te mānea.
People went to look at her flower garden it was so beautiful;
E peru mānea koe i tō‘ou rauru.
Comb your hair nicely;
Kua rekareka ‘aia i te mānea‘anga tōna ‘are i te pēni.
He was pleased how attractive his house looked when it had been painted;
Ē Viriamu, ‘e mānea tika ai tō‘ou tokorua.
Your girlfriend is very pretty, William.
(See ‘akamānea.)