.jpg)
First Lessons in Maori
§ 85
§ 85.
Because is generally expressed by ta te mea or no te mea, but if the reference is to an antecedent moving cause the preposition na may be used followed by a relative clause (§ 73).
Examples.
-
E kore ahau e riri ki a koe, ta te mea e aroha ana ahau ki a koe, I will not be angry with you, because I love you.
-
Ka riri a Huakatoa, no te mea i rukea e ratou nga kai, Huakatoa was angry because they threw away the food.
-
Na te kino hoki i mahue ai te whenua, Because of its badness the land was abandoned.
-
Na reira i tika ai ta ratou heke mai, On that account they departed forthwith.