mārika - indeed, quite, certainly; āe mārika
Mārika. 1. ad. Quietly, deliberately, carefully. E kore au e kaikino i a koe, engari me haere marika au ki tou kainga.—Me ata titiro marika.
2. Quite, exceedingly. Haha marika te reka o te wai nei.
Williams Dictionary
Kua kuia mārika au, engari kāore anō kia hauā!I am indeed old, but not yet disabled!Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Āe marika!Absolutely!
Taihoa. Me tatari kia tū mārika te waka.Hold on. You need to wait until the car has come to a complete stop.
