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tere - to flow, float, move quickly; fast

Me tere a Tipi.
Tipi should be quick.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia tere te tīmata.
Start quickly.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia tere mai!
Hurry up!
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia tere ake tō oma.
Run faster.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

Kia tere, kei mahue koe i te pahi.
Be quick, or you will miss the bus.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia tere kei tūreiti tāua.
Hurry up so we're not late.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kia tino tere haere ai.
So that it should go very quickly.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

I tere oti te mahi.
The work was completed quickly.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Te tere hoki o tērā motopaika!
How fast that motorbike is!
That (over there) - tērā

Ki te tae mai a Haki mā, ka tere oti ngā mahi.
If Haki and the others arrive, then the work will be.
Towards - mai

Te tere hoki o tēnei motokā!
How fast this car is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te tere hoki o tō motukā!
How fast your car is!
How... - Te... hoki...

He tere ake taku motokā t tōu.
My car is faster than yours.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Tōna tere hoki.
How fast she is.
How... - tō... hoki

He tere te motukā.
Cars are fast.

Kia tere te oma!
Run fast!

Wē! Te tere hoki o tōna motukā.
Wou! How fast his car is!

Kia tere te kai.
Eat quickly.

Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!

Kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tō huarahi.
May the shimmer of light guide you on your way.

He tere ia.
She is fast.

He tere a Kauri ki te hīkoi, ki te omaoma hoki.
Kauri is fast at walking and running.

He tere ake a Mere i a Hāmi ki te omaoma.
Mary's faster than Sam at running.

Tino tere te poti ki te haere.
The boat is very fast.

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