Using me before verbs

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Me hari ahau i ēnei ki te motokā

Me is used before a verb as a weak command to suggest that one had better, or should do something. Look at the following examples that demonstrate its use.

Me haere koe. You had better go.
Me noho ahau. I had better stay.
Me hari ahau i ēnei. I had better carry these.

For further explanations see Te Kākano p15.

Whakakīa ngā āputa kia rite te rerenga kōrero Māori ki te rerenga kōrero Ingarihi.
Fill in the gaps so that the Māori sentences match the English sentence.

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