He kupu wetereo, arā, he whakatakotoranga kupu iti hei tohu i te rerekē o tētahi mea i tētahi. I te reo Māori, ka tāpiria te ‘ake’, te 'atu', te ‘iho’ rānei ki te tūāhua hei whakaputa i te kīanga whakatairite. Hei tauira, e tārarotia ana ngā kīanga whakatairite i ēnei rerenga kōrero:
A grammatical term. A small grouping of words which denote the difference between two things. In Māori the words 'ake', 'atu' and 'iho' are added to the adjective to produce a comparative phrase.