Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kua oti taku mahi reira kei te koa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.

reira taua wāhi i karangatia ai ko Puketapu.
Because of that, that place was called Puketapu.

Kei rohe taku whānau reira kei te mokemoke ahau.
My family is in another region, therefore I am lonely.

He uaua tēnei mahi reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.

reira tēnā koutou!
Therefore, greetings to you all!

He māmā tēnei mahi reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.

reira...
Therefore...

He hui āku ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara, reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in Wellington, so I have to go now.

Kei konei koutou reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.