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# te

noun (te — a music note; also spelt ti); also French and Māori word (te)

«te» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In tonic sol-fa singing (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, te), «te» is the seventh note of the major scale, just below the top do; it is spelt «ti» in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#m1)
2. (French) «te» is a French pronoun meaning «you» or «yourself» to one friend or child, as in «Je t'aime» (I love you, where «te» becomes t') and «Comment tu t'appelles?»; it sounds like «tuh» to an English ear and is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#m2)
3. (Māori, New Zealand) «te» means «the» (for one thing), as in «Te Reo Māori» (the Māori language) and «Aotearoa», «Te Papa» (the museum). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#m3)
4. (Mandarin) «tè» means special, in «tèbié» (especially). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#m4)

### In the lessons

In music lessons pupils sing the scale «do re mi fa so la te do», as in the song «Do-Re-Mi» from «The Sound of Music» («Tea, a drink with jam and bread» is a pun on «te»). In New Zealand schools, Māori words with «te» are everyday: Te Reo, Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island). In French lessons «te» is in phrases like «Je te remercie» (I thank you). Phrases: do re mi fa so la te do; Te Reo Māori.

### Examples

- Sing up the scale: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, te, do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x1)
- «Te» is the note just before the top «do». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x2)
- In America they spell it «ti». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x3)
- (Māori) Te Reo Māori is taught in New Zealand schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x4)
- (Māori) Te Papa is the national museum in Wellington. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x5)
- (French) Je te vois. — I see you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x6)
- (French) Comment tu t'appelles? — What is your name? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x7)
- In the song, «tea» is a pun on the note «te». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/#x8)

### Note

Not an everyday English word on its own. In sol-fa, «te» is UK and Commonwealth spelling, «ti» is American. In French «te» changes to «t'» before a vowel (je t'aime). In Māori «te» is for one thing, «ngā» for more than one. Pronounced «tee» for the music note, «tuh» in French, «teh» in Māori.

## In Jewish tradition

In music lessons pupils sing the scale «do re mi fa so la te do», as in the song «Do-Re-Mi» from «The Sound of Music» («Tea, a drink with jam and bread» is a pun on «te»). In New Zealand schools, Māori words with «te» are everyday: Te Reo, Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island). In French lessons «te» is in phrases like «Je te remercie» (I thank you). Phrases: do re mi fa so la te do; Te Reo Māori.

### Note

Not an everyday English word on its own. In sol-fa, «te» is UK and Commonwealth spelling, «ti» is American. In French «te» changes to «t'» before a vowel (je t'aime). In Māori «te» is for one thing, «ngā» for more than one. Pronounced «tee» for the music note, «tuh» in French, «teh» in Māori.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «te» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/te/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«te» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/te.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «te» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/te/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«te» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/te.html) on Mova free.