Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Perhaps - Tērā pea

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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 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 Hera te tuakana.
Perhaps Hera is the tuakana.

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