Ko ngā āhuatanga e karapoti ana i tētahi mea, pērā i tētahi waiata, i tētahi kōrero hītōria, i tētahi whakataunga, i tētahi mahi rānei, e mārama ai, e whakamāoritia ai taua mea rā. Ko ngā āhuatanga pāpori, ko ngā tikanga ahurea, ko te ōhanga o te wā hei tauira o aua āhuatanga.
The circumstances which surround something such as a waiata, an historical account, a decision, or an activity, by way of which that thing may be understood or interpreted. This includes things like social circumstances, cultural practices, and the economic circumstances of the time.
horopaki - surround
Kōrerohia mai te horopaki ahurea o te pakimaero Cousins nā Patricia Grace i tuhi.
He aha rā te horopaki o te hīkoi whenua a te iwi Māori i te tau 1975?
Ko tāna, kaua tātou e whakawā i ngā mahi a tētahi, kia mārama rā anō te horopaki o aua mahi rā.