2. (numeral) fourth - when used with this meaning it is preceded by te and followed by o.
Nō te whā o te ahiahi, ka hoki mai te kātipa rā (HP 1991:162). / At 4 pm the constable returned.
3. (numeral) fourthly, four - when preceded by ka it is used in counting out things or people or when there is a sequence of numbers.
Ka puta atu te tuatahi ki te whai i te kahawai e rere rā. Ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru, ka whā, te otinga o te inoi a te minita, titiro rawa ake, kua riro kē te nuinga o te minenga (TWK 16:5). / The first one came out to chase the kahawai that were running. One, two, three, four, and when the minister's prayer was finished and he finally looked up, the majority of the congregation had already left.
