i ētahi wā - sometimes
He tangata pai tonu ia ki a au, ahakoa āna mahi hē i ētahi wā.I think he's an okay guy, in spite of the fact that he stuffs up sometimes.Discourse markers - although - ahakoa
Rere ai ahau i ētahi wā ki a Tangaroa ruku ika ai.I often go to sea to dive for fish.
Ahakoa ka noho ahau he kaiako, i ētahi wā ka noho ahau hei tauira. Nā reira, koerā te mahi o tō tātou nei reo rangatira.Although I may be a teacher, at times I am a student. Therefore, that is the work of our chiefly language.
I ētahi wā ka whakatakotoria he patu pounamu, paraoa rānei ki runga i te tūpāpaku.Sometimes, a greenstone or whalebone club is laid on the body of the deceased.
