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tētahi

1. (determiner) one, a, an, a certain, particular - often followed by a noun but can stand without one.

I rongo rātau i tētahi iwi e kōrerorero ana i roto o te kohu o te maunga. / They heard some people talking from within the mist on the mountain.

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Synonyms: he, tētehi, mea, kotahi, kōtahitahi, tahi


2. (interjection) what a ...

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 58;)

Tētahi tangata pukumahi! / What an industrious man!

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3. (determiner) one another - when repeated with a preposition in between.

Kāore rātou i whana atu i te pōro mai i tētahi ki tētahi. / They didn't kick the ball from one to another.

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4. moreover, besides, another thing was - used as a conjunction.

Tētahi, ko ngā kākahu o Weriweri he karukaru. / Moreover Weriweri's clothes were ragged.
Ko tētahi he kōpua rawa taua wāhi e kaukau rā rātau (HP 1991:20). / Another thing was that that place where they were swimming was a deep pool.

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Synonyms: waihoki, whaihoki

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