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korā - over there

kora - fragment; spark

Kōra, l.n. (‖ F.L. § 8). Yonder, that place at a distance. ‖ (iii).

Williams Dictionary

Kora. 1. n. Small fragment, speck. Hokihoki tonu tona ringa ki te mirimiri i te kora i roto i tona kanohi.

2. Spark. Kia rere ko te kora ki runga te rarauhe (M. 128).

3. Fire, fuel. Ka whakapiri noa te kora a Mahuika, ka taka te ahuru (M. 46).

4. Cooked greens.

5. Person of no account, vagabond. = kaikora.

6. v.i. Gleam. Kapa, e tana, ka kora ake i te pae (M. 339).

korakora. 1. n. Particle, anything, small.

2. v.i. Burn, glisten. Korakora haere ana te Unahiroa (S.).

whakakorakora, v.t. Scatter, distribute in small fragments. Whakakorakorangia tetahi wahi ma matou.

Williams Dictionary

Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e ana i korā i ngā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei korā te whare.
The house is over there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I korā te whare.
The house was over there.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te haere atu ngā tamariki ki korā.
The children are going away over there.
Away - atu

Hei korā ahau.
I will be there.
Future locative - hei

Hei korā ngā tūru.
The chairs will be over there.
Future locative - hei

Kāore taua rākau i korā.
That tree is not over there.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house isn’t over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house was not over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tūru hei korā.
The chairs will not be over there.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ka oma tātou ki korā, kātahi ka whakatā.
Went ran over there and then rested.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Haere atu ki korā ai, kia pai ai titiro.
Go over there to stand so you can have a good look.
In order to - kia... ai

Me noho ki korā, kaua i konei.
We should go sit over there, not here.
Not with someone, not at a place - kaua i...

Kei korā te kurī.
The dog is over there.

Kei te haere koe ki korā.
You are going over there.

Kei korā te whare hākinakina.
The gym is over there.

Haere atu ki korā!
Go away over there!

I roto i ngā tau, i taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.

Kei korā te whare paku.
The toilet is over there.

Kei korā te manuwhiri.
The guest is over yonder.

Kei korā paraehe niho.
There's your tooth brush.

Kei te oma te kurī ki korā.
The dog is running over there.

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