Results for 'nā te mea'
Nā te mea...
Because...
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
Nā te mea, he wera rawa!
Because it's too hot!
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea
E ruku pāua ana au nā te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Ehara māku e taki te karakia, nā te mea he iti taku kete pāpaku taku kete karakia.
I will not be the one to recite the prayer because my kete is shallow.
Conjunctions - but - engari
He pai ki ahau te mahita, nā te mea, he humarie ia.
I like the teacher, because he's handsome.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kāore e pai ki ahau te mahita, na te mea, he haunga ia.
I don't like the teacher because he smells.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Ko te whakaaro na te mea tika.
That idea is the right one.
Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea, kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!
Nā te mea ka haere tōna whaiāipo ki tawhiti ka tangi a Tina.
Because her sweetheart went far away Tina lamented.
Kua hoki mai au nā te mea ka pau katoa āku moni.
I have come back because my money is all spent.
Me pātai atu ki a Hēmi nā te mea kei a ia te mana.
You should ask Hēmi, because it’s his say-so.
Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi.
Because we’ve got too much to do.
Kāore i whai raihana te motokā, nā te mea kāore ōna wira!
The car didn’t get a warrant because it has no wheels!
Me haere koe ki te tākuta, nā te mea he wera rawa koe!
You should go to the doctor because you are really hot!
Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.
Kei te harikoa ahau nā te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am happy because my work is finished.
Nā te mea kua whara tana waewae.
Because his leg is injured.
Nā te mea i kaha ake rātau i a tātau.
Because they were stronger than us.
nā te mea, nō te mea, i te mea
Introduce reasons or explanations in their respective constructions.
A. Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi
Because we’ve got too much to do
I noho au ki te kāinga nā te mea he ua.
I stayed home because of the rain.
Kāore a Hēmi e taraiwa nā te mea he pō inaianei.
Hēmi will not drive because it is night.
Ka whakautu ahau nā te mea kua pātāi koe.
I will answer because you have asked.
Nā te mea e ua ana, ka noho mātou ki roto.
Because it is raining, we are staying inside.
