Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

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

reira tēnā koutou!
Therefore, greetings to you all!

reira...
Therefore...

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

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

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

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

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

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