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tērā

1. (determiner) that (away from or unconnected with both the speaker and listener) - may be followed by a noun or stand alone.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)

Ka kauhau tērā minita ki te whakaminenga i tērā Rātapu. / That minister preached to the congregation last Sunday.

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See also , tēraka


2. (determiner) each - when repeated, or repeated with its phrase.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 90-91;)

I peka atu te pirimia ki tērā marae, ki tērā marae. / The Prime Minister visited each marae.

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3. (determiner) the other, that other, last, next - used of time either before or after the present.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 30, 46;)

Ka haere māua ko Te Rauhina ki Tāmaki-mākau-rau ā tērā wiki. / Te Rauhina and I are going to Auckland next week.

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Synonyms: ā tērā, mātāmuri, nō tērā, i tērā, whakamutunga, tōmuri, tauhiku, tauhikuhiku, ukauka


4. (interjection) then.

Te taenga ki te one i Tīrau tērā ka kitea mai e ngā toro (JPS 1911:22). / They reached the beach at Tīrau and then they were sighted by the scouts.

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5. (interjection) there, yonder.

Tērā te kāhu e ātiu ana i runga rā (PK 2008:40). / There is the swamp harrier soaring up above.

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