V.

May. Might.

Te tikanga o te may, o te might, ko ia tenei; [unclear: kai] he mea hei arai i te mea e korerotia ana kei meatia, te may, mo te present time; ko te might, mo te time.

The boys may all go home to-morrow.	E [unclear: pai] Kia haere katoa nga tamariki ki o ratou kaainga [unclear: apop].
May John go and carry this letter to town?	[unclear: E] ana koe kia haere a Hoani ki te mau i tenei pukapuka te taone?
May not James and I go with yon in the boat?	kore ranei e pai kia haere maua ko Hemi i a koe i [unclear: ru] i te poti?
If George were here he might take the horse [unclear: b]	Mehemea i konei a Hori, mana e whakahoki te hoiho.
You may not climb over the fence.	E kore e [unclear: I] kia piki koe ma runga i te taiepa.
Thomas is very ill indeed; he may die to-day.	nui rawa te mate o Tamati; kahore e mohiotia [unclear: to] korenga e mate aianei.
Take your coat, because it may rain.	Mauria koti aianei; kahore hoki e mohiotia te korenga e ua.
My father says that I may go with you.	E ki toku matua, e pai ana kia haere tahi taua.
He told James that he might take the horse.	[unclear: I] ia a ki a Hemi, e pai ana kia mauria e ia te hoiho.
Speak loud that I may hear.	Kia rahi te reo rongo ai ahau.
He spoke loud that all might hear.	He rahi tona kia rongo ai te katoa.page 29
I write to you that you may know what I am going [unclear: to] do.	He tuhituhi tena naku ki a koe kia mohio ai koe [unclear: i] te mea meake lea meatia e ahau.
I wrote to you that you might know what I was [unclear: oing] to do.	I tuhituhi atu ahau ki a koe kia mohio ai oe ki te mea meake ka meatia e ahau.
I will make liaste hack that I may see him again.	[unclear: Tera] e hohoro taku hoki mai kia kite ai ano ahau i a ia.