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takurua - winter

Takurua, n. 1. Sirius, the Dogstar.

2. Winter. Kaore he takurua, he ngahuru tonu tana (T. 160). Mahia he kai mo tau; mahia he wahie mo takurua (P.). He riri takurua, a winter quarrel, i.e., one of no magnitude. Korero takurua, winter's tale, romance, story without authority or weight.

Williams Dictionary

Kāore au e pai ki te takurua, he makariri rawa.
I don't like winter, it's too cold.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

He makariri ake tēnei takurua i tērā.
This winter is colder than the last.

Ka whāia te wahie mō takurua, ka mahia te kai mō tau.
Firewood for the winter is gathered, food for the year is prepared.

He makariri rawa a Kaingaroa i te takurua.
Kaingaroa is very cold in winter.

#187: Particles in the preposed periphery

#51: Our tomato is red

#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).

#199: Belonging to the buying of food was my going to the supermarket

#104: He will not drive his car at night

#146: The food is for the hangi

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