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pea - pair; pear

Pea, ad. 1. Perhaps. E kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau (T. 131).

2. Intensive, sometimes preceded by hoki. Indeed, of course. He taniwha hoki pea kei te ara ki Tikitapu (T. 136).

3. = pehea. How.

Williams Dictionary

Kia taka pea koe i runga i te hōiho!
I hope you fall off your horse.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia

He panakeke pea māku, kia rua.
Perhaps I'll have two pancakes.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māku pea e tunu, ?
Shall I perhaps cook, right?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu pea te karakia e taki?
Would you like to lead the prayer?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu pea ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura, māku ngā kākahu e whakariterite.
Maybe you pick the kids up, I'll get the clothes ready.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Tēnā pea, e kōrero pukapuka ana ia.
Perhaps she is reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E kōrero pukapuka pea ana ia.
Perhaps she's reading a book.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Āe, he keke pea hei whakanui i te taenga mai o Nikau.
Yes, perhaps a cake to celebrate the arrival of Nikau.
For the purpose of - hei

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

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

Tērā pea kua haere a Koa.
Koa might have left already.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea he Hāmoa tana hoa. Ki a au nei he Hāmoa te āhua.
Maybe her mate's Samoan. He looks Samoan to me.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Tērā pea ko Kauri te tuakana.
Perhaps Kauri is the tuakana.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

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

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.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

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.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

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.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

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

Āe tērā pea me tōhi.
Yes, perhaps some toast.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

No Āhia pea te ritenga Māori.
Māori culture may have originated in Asia.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

ō tātou manuhiri pea?
Perhaps they belong to our guests?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.
Towards - mai

Kei te moe tonu pea, pērā i rāua pāpā.
They are probably still sleeping, just like their father.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Tokohia pea ā mātou ākonga.
We have about nine students.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Tokoiwa pea.
About nine (people).
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

He pai ake pea kia haere atu ki tētahi atu kura kaua ko tēnei.
Perhaps its better if she goes to a different school, not this one.
Another, a different - tētahi atu

reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.

Ka riro pea a Puhihuia i te tangata anō o rātou.
Perhaps Puhuihuia would be taken by another one of them.

Ā, he kai parakuihi pea, he hēki, he pēkana, he tōtiti, he tōhi hoki.
Um, maybe breakfast food, eggs, bacon, sausages, toast.

Kia tae mai pea ia.
I hope she comes.

Ki te rongo ki ake, ō ake hiahia, ō ake wawata, whāinga matua pea.
To listen to your own heart, your own desires, your own aspirations — perhaps your main goal.

Kei a ia pea?
Maybe he's got it.

reira pea te matua o to kōtiro ka rongo ai ki reo.
Perhaps as a result, the girl's mother will hear you calling.

Ko tātou pea!
Maybe us!

Tēra pea tētahi e mōhio ana ki te roanga ake o te kōrero nei.
Perhaps there's someone who knows the rest of this story.

Kia whā pea.
Four maybe.

Auē, kua ngaro anō? Kei roto pea i pēke.
Oh no, has it disappeared again? Maybe it's in your bag.

Keo tōu kāinga pea te ngahau te tini o te uri ariki.
Perhaps at your home the young chiefs dance.

Tōna rua rau pea.
About 200, perhaps.

He ngenge pea nōu, ka kore e hia kai?
Maybe you are tired, will you not eat?

He kapu pea māu?
Maybe you want a cup of tea>

He tōhi pea māu?
Perhaps you would like some toast?

#117: He said, she said
#119: The stink is pleasant to the flies
#63: You should talk to your mother
#53: My tummy is sore
#39: This is a motorbike
#103: The mother is watching the children who are not playing
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