tūkē
1. (noun) adverb - a word that modifies or qualifies another word, especially a verb.
I te rerenga kōrero 'Kua tau mārire ki te pae', he tūkē te kupu 'mārire'. I te rerenga kōrero 'I pūhia pokerehūtia tana hoa', he tūkē te 'pokerehūtia' (PK 2008:996). / In the sentence 'Kua tau mārire ki te pae', 'mārire' is an adverb. In the sentence 'I pūhia pokerehūtia tana hoa', 'pokerehūtia' is an adverb.
