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tērā

1. (determiner) that (away from or unconnected with both the speaker and listener) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)

Ka kauhau tērā minita ki te whakaminenga i tērā Rātapu. / That minister preached to the congregation last Sunday.

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See also , tēraka


2. (determiner) each - when repeated, or repeated with its phrase.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 90-91;)

I peka atu te pirimia ki tērā marae, ki tērā marae. / The Prime Minister visited each marae.

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3. (determiner) the other, that other, last, next - used of time either before or after the present.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 30, 46;)

Ka haere māua ko Te Rauhina ki Tāmaki-mākau-rau ā tērā wiki. / Te Rauhina and I are going to Auckland next week.

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Synonyms: ā tērā, mātāmuri, nō tērā, i tērā, whakamutunga, tōmuri, tauhiku, tauhikuhiku, ukauka


4. (interjection) then.

Te taenga ki te one i Tīrau tērā ka kitea mai e ngā toro (JPS 1911:22). / They reached the beach at Tīrau and then they were sighted by the scouts.

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5. (interjection) there, yonder.

Tērā te kāhu e ātiu ana i runga rā (PK 2008:40). / There is the swamp harrier soaring up above.

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Tēra

1. (loan) (personal name) Taylor.

Ko au, ko Tākuta Tēra, ka kī atu nei ki ngā iwi katoa o Tūranga, puta noa ki Waiapu, ki te takiwā ki ngā iwi o taua takiwā, kei Kihipene nei ahau e noho ana, hei mahi i ngā mate katoa o ngā tūroro Māori (TW 22/6/1878:309) / I, Doctor Taylor, inform all the tribes of Gisborne, and right up to Waiapu, the district and all the people of that district, that I am living in Gisborne, to deal with all maladies afflicting Māori patients.

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tēra

1. (loan) (noun) tailor.

Mā ngā kura ako ki ngā mahi ā-ringa, e ako tātou ki te mātauranga o te parakimete, o te kāmura, o te tēra, o te tangata mahi pāmu (TP 9/1901:14). / The manual trades schools will teach us the knowledge of the blacksmith, the carpenter, the tailor and the farmer.

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tera

1. (loan) (noun) saddle (for a horse).

He kaihanga tera, me ngā hanga katoa mō ngā kīki, me ngā kāta (TW 3/6/1876:223). / Saddlemaker and all aspects of gig and cart building.

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nō tērā

1. last - when followed by words like wikimaramatau, rautau and the days of the week.

Nō tērā marama pānuitia ai ngā tūranga hou e rua (HM 4/1992:5). / Last month two new positions were advertised.

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Synonyms: whakamutunga, mātāmuri, i tērā, ukauka, tērā, tōmuri, tauhiku, tauhikuhiku

tērā atu

1. that other, there are, there were.

Kāore ōna uri ake. Tērā atu ētahi o tōna ake whānau, he tāne katoa (TTR 1990:45). / He had no direct descendants. There were others of his immediate family and they were all males.

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tērā pea

1. perhaps, possibly, maybe, there is a possibility - a form used when placing pea at the beginning of a sentence or phrase.

Tērā pea e māmā te whiu i a au, nō te mea he wā tuatahi nōku ki te uru ki roto i te raruraru. / Perhaps my punishment would be soft because it was the first time I had been in trouble.

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Synonyms: pea, ākene pea, āwhai, tēnā pea, ākune, ākuni, ākuanei, ākene, ēkene, āpea, etia

ā tērā

1. next - when followed by words like wikimaramatau and rautau.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 46;)

Ā tērā Rātapu tā tātou hui. / Our meeting is next Saturday.

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Synonyms: tērā

i tērā

1. last - when followed by words like , wiki, marama, tau and rautau.

I tērā tau i whakarauikatia e te Taura Whiri ngā whenua o te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa ki te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro mō ngā take e pā ana ki ō rātou ake reo (HM 2/1992:1). / Last year the Māori Language Commission called together the countries of the Pacific Ocean to exchange ideas about matters concerning their indigenous languages.

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Synonyms: whakamutunga, mātāmuri, nō tērā, ukauka, tērā, tōmuri, tauhiku, tauhikuhiku

tērā rānei

1. or then again, or - a form used when placing rānei at the beginning of a sentence or phrase.

Tērā pea ka haere au ā te Rāhoroi. Tērā rānei ka haere ā te Rātapu (HJ 2012:76). / Perhaps I'll go on Saturday. Or then again I'll go on Sunday.

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Synonyms: rānei, rainei

(ko) tēnā tēnā/(ko) tērā tērā

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

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i tērā wā

1. at that time.

I tērā wā ko te minita whakahaere a Te Mātenga ki te hunga ki te tonga o Ahitereira (TTR 1990:18). / At that time Samuel Marsden was the minister to the people in the south of Australia.

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atu i tērā

1. (particle) beyond that, apart from that.

Atu i tērā he utu paku noa anō tāna mai i ētahi whenua rīhi (TTR 1998:189). / Apart from that he also had a small income from some leased land.

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tērā atu anō

1. there were other, there are other.

Tērā atu anō ōna kāinga noho me ana whenua (TTR 1900:15). / She had other residences and land.

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mā tērā ka aha?

1. what would that solve? what will that solve? what would that achieve? - a kīwaha to question the value of doing something.

Mā tērā ka aha i te mea kāore he mana o ngā Māori ki te tuku kē i ērā whenua i te mea ko te kāwanatanga kē te kaitiaki. / What would that achieve because we have no authority to cede those lands because the government are the guardians.

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tērā tō mahi he mākikoihanga

1. you're a nuisance.

Kōtiro: Māmā, kei te whakateka mai a Rangiātea. Tamaiti: Nenenene! Māmā: Aiii, tērā tō mahi he mākikoihanga (HKKT 1/2011:32). Girl: Mum, Rangiātea is teasing me. Boy: Hahahaha! Mum: Gosh, you’re a nuisance. /

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