Māori Grammar

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

Tērā pea kua haere kē a Ari.
Ari might have left already.

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.

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

Ka tōmuri a Ria, ki tō 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 he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.

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

Tērā pea ko Nikau kē te tuakana.
Perhaps Nikau is the tuakana.

He mea hoko kē 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 ka puta he kōrero mō te māra.
Perhaps a discussion about the garden will emerge.