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kō

1. (transitive verb) (-ia,-tia) to dig (with a kō).

Kātahi ka kōia te māra (W 1971:120). / Then the garden was dug.

2. (intransitive verb) to pout - in disgust or contempt.

Kō ana ngā ngutu o Ririhau i te kino o te utu i whakaritea e tōna matua mō tana mahi hē (HJ 2017:21). / Ririhau pouted at how severe the price was for her misdemeanour that her father had set.

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Synonyms: tupere, hō, tāperu, whakamito, weru

3. (noun) digging stick - wooden implement for digging.

Kātahi ka whakawhiti taonga a Te Mātenga rāua ko Turikatuku: ka riro i a Turikatuku he hetiheti rino, ka hoatu ki a Te Mātenga te kō ngaki māra a Turikatuku (TTR 1990:378). / Then Marsden and Turikatuku exchanged tools: Turikatuku received an iron hoe and Marsden was given Turikatuku's garden cultivation tool.

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1. (particle) A particle with no English equivalent used when talking about something specific and used before proper names, pronouns and common nouns preceded by a definitive.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 3, 13, 43-44; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 64-65; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 135-136;)

Ko hea tērā tāone? / What's that town?

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2. (particle) to.

Whiti atu ko te motu i Mokoia (NM 1928:83). / Cross to the island of Mokoia.

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3. (particle) at.

Ko reira au tū ai, kia tae ake anō koe (W 1971:121). / I'll stop at that place until you actually arrive.

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kō

1. (verb) to sing (of birds).

Ka kō ngā kōpara o te ata (W 1971:121). / The bellbirds of the morning sing.

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Synonyms: kōrihirihi

2. (verb) to resound.

Ka kō ō rongo i runga Haumātao (W 1971:121). / Your fame resounds on Haumātao.

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kō

1. (location) the place over there, there, over there - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 121; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 24;)

E haere ana au ki kō takoto ai. / I'm going over there to lie down.

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Synonyms: korā, rā

2. (location) further, further away - when used with atu.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 45;)

Haere ki kō! Ki kō atu! Ki kō rawa atu! / Go over there! Further yet! Much, much further!

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3. (location) distant point in time, sometime in the future, sometime soon.

Ā kō ake nei hoki ai a Poia ki Murupara. / Sometime in the future Poia will return to Murupara.

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4. (location) the far side, the other side - when used with atu.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 45;)

Ka haere tāua ki kō atu o te taraka rā. / Let's go to the other side of that truck.

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5. (location) the near side, this side - when used with mai.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 45;)

Arā a Te Wharetoroa, kei kō mai o te pou haki. / There is Te Wharetoroa, on this side of the flagpole.

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kō

1. (noun) girl, younger woman, babe, darling - used in addressing girls and young women and is short for kōtiro. Sometimes used as a term of address for a boyfriend.

1. prefix added to a number of words, often without any obvious difference in meaning between the two words, e.g. kōriporipo and riporipo.

ā kō kō ake nei

1. sometime in the future, sometime, soon, presently, shortly - used to indicate that something will happen soon.

Synonyms: tata, ā kō tonu ake nei, ā kō (tonu) ake nei, potopoto, takitaro, nāwai, nāwai, (ā), ka ..., karo, nāwai, i nāianei, ākuanei, hai kō ake nei, ākuara, nāwai (rā) (ā), ka ..., ā muri ake nei, tākaro, i nāia nei, ā kō ake nei, ināianei, taro, taro ake, taro kau iho

ko hea

1. (location) what is the name of? - used in reference to place names.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 64-65;)

Ko hea tērā? / What's the name of that place?

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kō mai

1. (location) the near side.

I kuraina tuatahitia ia i te kura o Te Waerenga-a-Hika i kō mai o Tūranga (TTR 1998:205). / He was educated initially at Waerenga-a-Hika school near Gisborne.

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kō atu

1. (location) the farther side, beyond.

Ko te rā tuarua tēnei, arā, ko te 24 o Whiringa-ā-nuku o te tau 2009, mai i te hokinga mai i te uhunga ki a Mate Huatahi Kaiwai i te marae o Mangahānea, i paku kō atu i Rua-a-Tōrea, i te rohe o Ngāti Porou (HM 4/2009:1). / This is the second day, the 24 October 2009, since returning from the funeral of Mate Huatahi Kaiwai at Mangahānea marae, a little beyond Rua-a-Tōrea in Ngāti Porou territory.

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(ko) tēnā tēnā/(ko) tērā tērā

1. that's that - a saying to indicate the speaker considers a matter is settled.

Ko te kairapu ko ia te kite

1. You must strive in your search to find what you're looking for; don't just wait.

She who seeks finds. /

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Ko Tū ki waho ko Rongo ki roto.

1. Leave the aspects of war for the courtyard for inside the house peace shall prevail.

Tū is outside and Rongo is inside. /

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Ko taku piki amokura nōku ko tōu piki amokura nōu.

1. Mutual respect for different teachings or schools of thought.

My adornment belongs to me, and your adornment belongs to you. /

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Rā whatiwhati kō

1. A day when the kō breaks: a day of hard work.

E whiti ana te rā he rangi whatiwhati kō / The sun is shinning a day for working outside.

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kō tata mai

1. (particle) a little this side, just this side.

I te pakanga o Te Kakara, i kō tata mai i te roto o Taharoa, ko Te Pēhi tētahi o ngā rangatira tokowhā o Ngāti Toa, he pū tāna (TTR 1990:246). / At the battle of Te Kakara, near Lake Taharoa, Te Pehi was one of four Ngāti Toa chiefs armed with a musket.

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whiriwhiri (ko tēhea, tēhea)

1. distinguish.

kei kō tata atu

1. a little further on, just beyond.

kō tata tonu atu

1. (location) just beyond, nearby.

Kei te urupā Māori kei Point Bush e tāpuke ana. Kei kō tata tonu atu, ko te kōwhatu whakamaharatanga ki a ia (TTR 1990:201). / He is buried in the Māori cemetery at Point Bush. There is a memorial stone to him nearby.

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Synonyms: kei kō tata atu, i kō tata tonu atu, tata, pātata, tātata, tūtata, pahaki

ko tō pakeke mārika

1. you're old enough to know better.

kō

ko

kō

kō

kō

kō-

ā kō kō ake nei

ko hea

kō mai

kō atu

(ko) tēnā tēnā/(ko) tērā tērā

Ko te kairapu ko ia te kite

Ko Tū ki waho ko Rongo ki roto.

Ko taku piki amokura nōku ko tōu piki amokura nōu.

Rā whatiwhati kō

kō tata mai

whiriwhiri (ko tēhea, tēhea)

kei kō tata atu

kō tata tonu atu

ko tō pakeke mārika

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