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Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere tonu ta hoki te ngakau ki te whai i te whakahiangongo o tona ngakau (T. 170). Ka whakahe au ki aua mea e rua e toreretia nei e te tangata (W.M. viii, 160).

2. n. Object of affection, darling. Ko te ara tonu ia i haere ai taku torere (M. 30).

3. Abyss. Also in the form poka torere.

Williams Dictionary

Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.
Identity sentences - ko...

Nō te pō, i a rātou ka taurite ki te kūrae o Taumata-apanui, ka peke a Tōrere.
At night, when they were opposite Taumata-apanui, Tōrere jumped [overboard].
Belonging to the past - nō

Ka pahemo te awa o Tōrere.
He passed Tōrere's stream.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

#69: Who is the woman singing?

#38: Those birds near you are beautiful

#18: The sheep are standing

#98: I am being eaten by the cake.

#83: Why are the children laughing?

#72: Where were the children?

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