tata
1. (verb) to be near, close, nearby, closely, about, suddenly.
Synonyms: pātata, kō tata tonu atu, tātata, tūtata, pahaki, (ko) tōna ... (nei), āhua
2. (modifier) a little, slightly, just - when placed after a locative, or location word, tata indicates a short distance away.
I te tau 1866 ka mauherehia a Te Kooti ki waho tata o Tūranga, ā, ka kawea ki Wharekauri me te kore whakawā (Te Ara 2017). / In 1866 when Te Kooti was arrested just out of Gisborne he was taken to the Chatham Islands and without trial.
Synonyms: ake, tika, tou, noa, noa iho, tōkeke, noa ake, tonu, ia, ia rā, heipū, mārie, mārika, mārire, kau
3. (modifier) shortly, just - when placed after a word for time, tata indicates a short space of time.
I ngā wiki i mua tata atu i tōna matenga, he rite tonu tana puta ake hei kaiwhakaatu mō ngā kerēme i te aroaro o te Kōti Whenua Māori (TTR 1990:153). / In the weeks just prior to his death, he continued to appear before the Native Land Court as a witness for the claims.
Synonyms: takitaro, karo, ākuanei, ā kō kō ake nei, ākuara, ā kō tonu ake nei, ā kō (tonu) ake nei, potopoto
4. (modifier) close by - when placed after a verb.
Ka tuku kupu ngā amorangi o Ngāti Kahungunu ki ō rātou iwi e noho tata mai ana, kia whakahiato hei ope taua mō rātou (TTR 1990:333). / The chiefs of Ngāti Kahungunu sent word to their tribes living nearby to assemble their forces.
5. (modifier) nearly, almost - when placed before a verb, tata indicates something is very close to reaching a particular state.
Kua tata oti te pukapuka te tuhi. / Writing the book is nearly finished.
I tata mīia ō māua tarau i te kaha o tā māua kata (HJ 2015:234). / We nearly wet our pants we were laughing so much.
Synonyms: whakatata, whano, tōtahi, kua [mutu] tonu, whano tae
6. (noun) closeness, near to, away from.
Ko tōna haerenga tēnei i tae ai ia ki te 170 māero te tata atu ki te pito o te ao (TP 9/1909:8). / On this trip he got to 170 miles away from the pole.
tātā
1. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-kia,-kina) to strike repeatedly, beat up, batter, lash, pound.
Nā te hau kino i tātā te kānga - e kore pea e ora ake anō (PK 2008:874). / The wind battered the corn - it probably won't revive.
Synonyms: tukituki, koheri, whakarorerore, mimire, ruruku, whiu, whiwhita, rona, karawhiu, mīmiro, tui, tauhere, kōmekemeke, pātuki, pāuna, hamahama, pehu, patupatu, poutuki, whākuru, tuki, kuru, kurukuru, pao, āki
2. (verb) (-kina,-kia) to cut up (with an axe), break into pieces (by dashing on the ground).
Tātākina ā tātou wahie kia matariki (W 1971:190). / Cut up our firewood so that it is small pieces.
3. (verb) (-ia,-tia) to oppose, contradict, criticise, express disapproval, censure, reprimand, find fault with.
Kāore pea he tangata i tua atu i a au i pēnei rawa te kaha o te tātā i te hunga reo tuarua nei e noho nei hei kaiwhakaako, hei kaiwhakatauira mai i te reo (HM 4/10:5). / There is probably nobody who is more critical of the second language speakers who are teachers and role models of the language.
Synonyms: whakatūpehupehu, kohete, kowhete, koeka, kōwhetewhete, tautētete, tū, tāwari, ātete, whakatete
tātā
1. (noun) plant stalk, stem (of a plant).
Ina kākoa te tātā o te pūhā, kua kawa (PK 2008:875). / When the stalks of the sowthistle are woody, it's bitter.
See also tā
2. (noun) bailer.
Ko te ingoa o te tatā ko Tipua-horo-nuku (NM 1928:93). / The name of the bailer was Tipua-horo-nuku.
Synonyms: tīheru
2. (noun) (tennis) game point.
whawhati tata
1. (modifier) immediate, sudden, abrupt, unexpected.
Whakaaetia ana he moni tārewa hei whakaea i ngā raruraru whawhati tata (TTR 1998:199). / A loan was approved to resolve the immediate difficulties.
Synonyms: ohotata
kirīmi tāta
1. (loan) (noun) cream of tartar - purified and crystallised potassium hydrogen tartrate, used in baking, medicine, etc.
...kotahi koata mōrahihi, 2 rua aunihi kirīmi tāta, e 3 aunihi tinitia, 1/2 pāuna īhi pai... (TJ 8/12/1898:7). / ...one quart of molasses, 2 ounces of cream of tartar, 3 ounces of ginger, half a pound of good yeast.
pae tata
1. (noun) near horizon, near term.
Ko te pae tawhiti whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tina (HM 2/1990:2). / Pursue the distant horizon until it's close, the near horizon retain it. (A whakatauākī by Rangi Metekingi of Whanganui encouraging someone to pursue long term goals, but to also retain the medium term ones.)
2. (noun) estimate.
Ko tāku whakatau tata, kotahi mano ngā tāngata i tae mai ki te mautohe i te kimi hinu i te parumoana. / My estimate is that one thousand people arrived to protest against oil exploration of the seabed.
inā tata nei
1. (location) just before, just recently.
Inā tata nei, ka hoki mai au i te hararei ki taku kāinga, ki te mahi a te reta kia pānuitia. / Just recently I returned home from vacation to a lot of letters to be read.
See also inā noa ake nei, inātata nei
Synonyms: nō nāia tata ake nei, ina noa nei, nō nakua tonu nei, inātata nei, nō nā noa nei, nō nā tata nei, inā noa ake nei, ināia tata ake nei, i nakua tonu nei, inakuarā, i mua tata atu, nōnākuara, ina tonu
