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.

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.

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

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

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 kua haere a Pāora.
Pāora might have left already.

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

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