2. (verb) (-tia) to be pleasant, affable.
Ehara i te mea he kino ngā mea o te ao kua homai nei e te Atua hei taonga mō te tangata, hei mea hoki e matareka ai tōna noho ki te ao (TKO 15/7/1916:3). / It's not as if everything that God has given people is evil; they are things to make his/her stay on Earth pleasant.
Synonyms: hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, purotu
3. (adjective) pleasant, affable, satisfying, enjoyable.
Āe, he matarehu, he matarua tēnei mea te kīwaha, engari he matareka tonu (HJ 2012:24). / Yes, idioms are obscure and double-edged, but they're quite enjoyable.
Synonyms: nanea
4. (noun) liking, fondness, taste for, penchant.
Kitea ana te matareka o Īnia ki te mahi kaiwhakatū, ā, nō te tau 1950 i pū ai tana whakamātautau mō te whare roera mō te ōpera i Covent Garden, kātahi anō nei ia ka waiata i te taha o te tira whakatangitangi (TTR 2000:227). / Īnia's liking for acting was discovered and in 1950 he auditioned successfully at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he was to sing with an orchestra for the first time.
