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mehemea - if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)

Mehemea, conj. If. ‖ me (i), mea (i).

Williams Dictionary

Mehemea ki te kore e matu tō makamaka i te pāore, ka tangohia e au.
If you don't stop playing with the ball, I'll take it away.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Mehemea ko au, e kore au e whakaae. Heoi anō, ko koe kē te rangatira, ehara i a au.
If it were me, I wouldn't agree to it. Still / However, you're the boss, not me.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Mehemea nō konei koe, e āhei ana koe te tono karahipi i te Poari.
If you're from here, you can or are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Board.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Mehemea ka ua āpōpō, kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
If it rains tomorrow, I won't go to work.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea...
If...
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka kite he kurī i tētahi tangata, ke auau.
If a dog sees someone, it barks.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto, ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted husbands.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ka kōrero a Toto ki ana kōtiro, mehemea e pai rāua ki te moe tāne.
Toto asked his daughters if they wanted to get married.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka hoko au i tēnei tarau, ka pau aku moni.
If I buy this shirt, I'll have no money.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka whiti te rā, ka haere mātou ki tātahi.
If the sun shines we will go to the beach.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea heke te ua, ka haere mātou ki te tāone.
If the rain falls, we will go to town.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ka heke te hukapapa, ke haere mātou ki te maunga.
If the snow falls, we will go to the mountain.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Mehemea ahau i haere, kua mate au
If I had gone, I would have been killed

Mehemea i tae mai ia, ka kite au
If he had come, I would have seen [him]

Mehemea naa·na i tahae ngaa moni, tamaiti kino ia
If he stole the money, he’s a naughty child

Mehemea ka rui·a ngaa kakano i te waa nei, ka tupu
If you plant the seeds now, they will grow

Mehemea koe ki te whakawera i te wai, ka puta te korohuu
If you heat water, steam will appear

Mehemea kāore (he)):
If there were not

Ākuanei ka tūtaki i a ia. Heoi anō, ahau tēnā, Aaron Henare. Ko taku tētahi ingoa poto, ko Matua Azza. Mehemea e hiahia ana koe ki te tuku te ingoa poto, Matua Azza, e pai ana ki ahau.
We’ll meet him shortly. Anyway, that is me, Aaron Henare. One of my short names is Matua Azza. If you would like to use my short name, that is fine with me.

Mehemea ki te kore e mutu tō makamaka i te pāoro, ka tangohia e au.
If you don’t stop playing with that ball, I’ll take it away.

Mehemea kore ia e rīngi mai, me tuhi ahau.
If she doesn’t phone, I’ll have to write to her.

Mehemea i noho rātou ki konei ka haere au ki Taupō.
If they had stayed here I should have gone to Taupō.

Mehemea kāhore ahau i karo, kua patua ahau.
If I hadn’t ducked, I’d have been hit.

Mehemea ki te wareware i a wai te whaangai te ngeru ka riri·a e koe a wai?
If who forgets to feed the cat, you’ll be angry with them?

Mehemea kāore (he)
L137: “If there were not

mehemea, mehe, mēnā
L436: “If (using hemea

Mehemea tonu ko te waha o te koroua nei.
It is just as if it is the voice of our old man.

I paatai mai a ia mehemea e haramai ana ahau
He asked if I was coming

I paatai mai a ia mehemea toomuri a ia, kaaore raanei
He asked whether he was late or not

Mehemea ka huri koe i tō āhua hei rapu hoa, kāore koe e pono ki a koe anō.
If you change your nature to find friends you will not be true to yourself.

I pātai mai a Rangi mehemea e haere ana au ki te hui.
Rangi asked if I was going to the meeting.

Mehemea i whakarongo rātou ki te reo o Māui, e kore e kino te whenua.
the land If they had heeded Māui’s voice the land would not have been bad.

I pātai mai a ia mehemea tōmuri a ia, kāore rānei.
He asked whether he was late or not.

Mehemea ka tae mai ia, *ka* kōrero māua.
If he arrives, then we will talk.

Mehemea ka harikoa ia, ka kanikani ia.
If she is happy then she will dance.

Ka kanikani ia, mehemea ka harikoa ia.
She will dance if she is happy.

Ki te whai pūtea au, ka haere au ki te mātakitaki i a Ed Sheeran.
Thirdly, mehemea can be used to talk about hypothetical and impossible things. If I was a goldfish I'd live in a lily pond.

#94: Cause the book to be open!
#148: I habitually go to the supermarket in order to buy food
#123: Spill the beans!
#151: That is the house where I grew up (i... ai)
#163: The doctor made me well
#14: I'm not crying. You're crying.
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