Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea ko Ataahua te tuakana.
Perhaps Ataahua is the tuakana.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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 kua haere a Hera.
Hera might have left already.