Results for 'i te mea'
Ehara tērā i te mea tawhito.
That is not the old one.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Kia ahatia, ehara te toa i te mea nui.
Never mind, winning isn't everything.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
I te mea...
Because...
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari
I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu
Kāore au e āhei te karanga, i te mea kei te ora tonu taku whaea.
I am not permitted to karanga, as my mother is still alive.
Allowed to do something - āhei
Kei te harikoa ahau i te mea kei konei koutou.
I am happy because you are all here.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kei te whakahīhi ahau i te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am proud because my work is finished.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Kei te mokemoke ahau i te mea kei rohe kē taku whānau.
I am lonely because my family is in another region.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te
Ehara i te mea.
Not as if. Negates any sentence.
Ehara i te mea he aha, heoi anō.
It's no big deal.
I hoki maatou ki te kaainga, i te mea e ua ana
We returned home because it was raining
E puru ana au i taku koti mahana i te mea kei te tuungaawiri au
I am putting on my warm coat because I am shivering
I toomuri maatou, i te mea i puni te huarahi i ngaa horonga
We were late because the road was blocked by slips
Ehara i te mea mā rātou e horoi ngā kākahu.
They will not wash the clothes.
Tē taea te haere i te mea kua pakaru te waka.
[We] couldn't go because the car was broken down.
= Ehara i te mea he tohunga ia ki tēnei mahi.
This idiomatic form looks the same as the previous one, but ‘mā’ or ‘ngā’ is not included.
Ehara i te mea...
It's not as if...
Tā rātou kimihanga i te mea ngaro.
Their search for that which is lost.
I hoki mātou ki te kāinga, i te mea e ua ana.
We returned home because it was raining.
I te mea ehara i te iwi hāpai rākau ki te riri, kore rawa i ara te ua i te putanga mai o Rere-ao mā.
Because they were not a people to bear weapons in battle, they did not raise their heads when Rere-ao and company appeared.
I pōuri mātou i te mea kāore i mau i a mātou tētahi ika.
We were disappointed because we didn’t catch any fish.
Ehara i te mea mō Haora tēnei pōtae.
This hat is not for Haora.
Ehara i te mea he tohunga ia ki tēnei mahi.
It is not as if he were an expert at this work.
Ehara i te mea me haere a Hōne.
Hōne does not have to go.
Ehara i te mea mōu ēnā hū.
These shoes are not for you.
Ehara i te mea he mōrerarea.
It's not as if it is dangerous.
Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.
