Māori Grammar

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Perhaps she will be happy again

pea, tērā pea, anō

Tērā pea kua haere kē a Honi.
Honi might have left already.

Ka tōmuri a Ria, ki tō mōhio? Tērā tonu pea. E rongonui ana tōna tōmuri.
Do you think Ria might get here late? Quite possibly. Her tardiness is well-known.

Tērā tonu pea ia e toa.
Perhaps she'll win.

Tērā pea ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.

Tērā pea ko Hera kē te tuakana.
Perhaps Hera is the tuakana.

Āe tērā pea me tōhi.
Yes, perhaps some toast.

Tērā pea e taea te whare te whakatū anō. Tērā pea e kore.
Maybe it'll be possible to rebuild the house. And maybe not.

Tērā pea nō Amaru te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Amaru.

Tērā tonu pea nā Pāora te papawīra rā. I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Pāora. He said he had a new skateboard.

Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.

He mea hoko kē pea te keke nei. Tērā tonu pea. Ehara ia i te tangata tunu keke, ki taku mōhio.
I think this cake might have been bought. Probably. As far as I know he's not a cake-maker.