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korā

1. (location) over there, that place (at a distance), the place over there, there - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei or is preceded by a when used as the subject of the sentence.

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

Kei korā, kei muri i te rimu a Māia e huna ana. / Māia is hiding over there behind the rimu tree.

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Synonyms: ,


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

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

Haere ki kō atu! Ki korā rā anō! Ki korā rawa atu! / Go over there! Much further! Much, much further!

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