Saying ‘so that something would not happen’

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Ka tata haere ngā maki, kia kore ai ngā aihe e oma
Saying ‘so that something would not happen’

Kua ākona kētia ēnei kupu ‘kia . . .ai’ i roto i Te Kākano, engari i tēnei wā, ka kite koe me pēwhea te whakakāhore i tēnei tūmomo kōrero. E whai ake nei ngā tauira hei āwhina i a koe:

I haere mai te rata inanahi, kia kore ai te tūroro e mamae.
The doctor came yesterday, so that the invalid would not be in pain.

Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākitimu ki uta, kia kore ai e riro i te tai.
Then they dragged Tākitimu ashore, so that it would not be taken by the tide.

Tirohia te pukapuka Te Māhuri i ngā whārangi 31-32.

Whakaotia ngā rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei, kia rite ai ki tā te rerenga reo Pākehā.

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