Ko te māramatanga hōhonu ki tua atu i te tikanga hāngai o te kupu, ki tua atu i te meka motumotu. Ko te āhei ki te tūhono i te mātauranga hou ki te mātauranga o mua, ki te whakahāngai hoki i te mātauranga ki ngā horopaki hou.
Deep understanding of something beyond the literal meaning of words or isolated facts. The ability to connect new learning with existing knowledge, and to apply knowledge to new contexts.
orotau - to understand, comprehend
hōhonu - deep
Ka tohua ko Hera hei tuku i te kōrero ki te Kaunihera, nā runga i tana orotau hōhonu ki ngā kaupapa kei mua i te aroaro.
Ko te orotau hōhonu te tino whāinga o ngā akoranga pāngarau, kāore te ako ā-kākā noa iho.
Me pēhea te aromatawai i te orotau hōhonu o te ākonga?