Ngā Tohutohu
Kia combines with ai to indicate that the action or state with kia … ai is the result of the action in the main part of the sentence. Kia …. ai is the equivalent to ‘so that’.
Hei tauira:
| Kia tere te oma, kia tae moata ai koutou ki te kura. |
Run quickly so that you (3+) will arrive early to school. |
| Ūkuia te papa rā kia mā ai. |
Rub the board so that it is clean. |
These two words kia and ai have already been encountered each with other meanings but together they translate as ‘so that’ or ‘in order that’.
For further explanations and examples: Te Kākano p. 99.
Whakamāoritia ēnei rerenga kōrero.
Whiriwhiria te rerenga kōrero e tika ana mō te reo Māori.
