Māori Grammar

Kua oti taku mahi nō reira kei te koa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.

Nō reira...
Therefore...

Nō reira tēnā koutou!
Therefore, greetings to you all!

Kei konei koutou nō reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.

He hui āku ki Kāpiti, nō reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in Kāpiti, so I have to go now.

Nā reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.

He māmā tēnei mahi nō reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.

He uaua tēnei mahi nō reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.

Kei rohe kē taku whānau nō reira kei te mokemoke ahau.
My family is in another region, therefore I am lonely.