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tino, āhua

intensifier — tino

Use of tino and ahua to mean "very" and "somewhat".
"Kei te tino pai" means "I am very well and "Kei te āhua ora koe" means "you are somewhat well".

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Vocabulary

āhua — somewhat
māuiui — sick
tino — very

ahau • āhua • au • e hoa mā • e tū • haere mā raro • haunga • hoa • hou • ia • iti • kaha • katoa • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • koe • koro • koutou • mā • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • ora • pai • rā • tama • tamariki • tere • tino • whaea

Grammar

intensifier — tino

Sample Sentences

Kei te tino pai ahau.
Kei te āhua pai ahau.
Kei te tino māuiui ia
Kei te āhua māuiui ia.

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