tahi
1. (verb) (-a) to clear away, set aside.
Nāna anō te tono kia poua tētahi pāremata Māori hei pupuri i te kāwanatanga o Niu Tīreni kei tahia noatia te Tiriti ki rahaki (TTR 1990: / He also requested to establish a Māori parliament which would restrain the New Zealand government from just setting aside the Treaty.
Synonyms: tārewa, taunaha, motuhake, wehe, whakatārewa, tāpui, tīkape, tauira
2. (verb) (-a) to sweep.
Kaua ngā paru, puehu, otaota e tahia ki raro o te whare (TTT 1/7/1922:12). / Don't sweep the dirt, dust and weeds under the house.
3. (verb) (-a,-tia) to dress timber with an adze.
Te hopukanga atu ki te toki, tahi mai anō i te ihu, ā, te noko atu ana; tahi mai anō i te noko, ā, te ihu atu ana; ka oti tētahi taha, tētahi taha (NM 1928:42). / He took hold of the adze, dressing the timber from the prow to the stern; and then from the stern to the prow, completing both sides.
4. (noun) sweeping action.
