Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Kāhore i āhei te tangata kia haere i te tahatika o te one.
People were not allowed to go to the shore.

Ko te nuinga ia i mea kia kāua e hoea ki te taua.
The majority, however, said that they should not paddle off to a hostile expedition.

Rurea, taitea, kia tū ko taikaka anake.
If you strip away the exterior, reveal the treasure inside.

Ko taku tino hiahia kia haere ki Kanata, ki Amerika, ki Mehiko hoki.
I really want to go to Canada, America and Mexico.

Ko taku hiahia kia mauria mai e koe he kūano tori.
I wish you would bring me a kitten.

Tukua te wairua kia rere ki ngā taumata.
Allow one's spirit to exercise its potential.

Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time texting.