Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Perhaps - Tērā pea

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 ko Rangi te tuakana.
Perhaps Rangi is the tuakana.

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

Tērā pea Hera te motupaika i waho .
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Hera.

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

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

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

He mea hoko 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.

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

Tērā pea kua haere a Kauri.
Kauri might have left already.

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