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ā

1. and, and then - a conjunction used to connect successive actions.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 44-45;)

Ka tangi te pere, ā, ka hokihoki atu ngā tamariki ki ō rātou kāinga. / The bell rang and the children returned to their homes.

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2. until, right up until - a conjunction indicating a lapse of time and often lengthened in speech.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 127-128;)

Haere ai a Ngāi Tahu ki te hopu tītī i mua o te taenga mai o te Pākehā ā tae noa mai ki tēnei rā. / Ngāi Tahu caught mutton birds continuously from before the arrival of the Pākehā right up until the present time.

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Synonyms: rawa, noa


3. as far as - a conjunction indicating an extension of space and often lengthened in speech.

Nā, ka rere atu i reira ā Muriwhenua. Tapaa iho ko North Cape. Ka whawhe ki te tai hauāuru. Ka ahu whakatetonga (MM.TKM 1/1856:10). / Then, they sailed from there as far as Muriwhenua, which was named North Cape, and then came round to the west coast, and headed south.

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