Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Nō reira...
Therefore...

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

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

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

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

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