He meka, he meka! (W 1971:200). / True, true!

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Pare: Kāore a Mere i whakapono mai i tae rā a Kīngi Tāwhiao ki Ingarangi. Rangi: He meka, he meka! I tae atu ia. / Pare: Mere didn’t believe that King Tāwhiao travelled to England. Rangi: That’s correct! He did indeed.

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Ko te meka matua, koia nei ngā tāpiritanga, ngā tangohanga, ngā whakareatanga me ngā whakawehenga me mātua mau ki te hinengaro, kia wawe anō ai te tiki atu i te pūmahara (TRP 2010:170). / The basic fact is the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts that should be memorised and available for immediate recall.

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Koia nei te tūtohi tāpiritanga e whakaatu ana i ngā meka tāpiritanga matua (TRP 2010:170). / This is an addition table showing the basic addition facts.

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He tūtohi tukutuku tēnei e whakaatu ana i ngā meka whakareatanga matua (TRP 2010:301). / This is an array showing the basic multiplication facts.

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Mō ia paheko tau, arā anō ētahi paheko e noho whanaunga mai ana. Ina whakaemia ēnei paheko whanaunga, e kīia ana he whānau meka matua. Hei tauira, mō te 3 + 4 = 7, koia nei te katoa o te whānau meka matua: 3 + 4 = 7; 4 + 3 = 7; 7 - 3 = 4;7 - 4 = 3 (TRP 2010:331). / For each number operation there are other operations which are related. Together they are called a family of facts. For example, 3 + 4 = 7; 4 + 3 = 7; 7 - 3 = 4;7 - 4 = 3 is a family of facts (TRP 2010:331).

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