Ngā Tohutohu
Ahakoa kāore he moni, he pai tonu te wawata
Saying ‘although’
Ahakoa is a useful word which acts as a conjunction for the equivalent of ‘although’, ‘notwithstanding’, ‘despite’, ‘even though’, ‘whatever’, and ‘no matter’.
Hei tauira:
Ahakoa te kaha o ā rātou mahi, kāore rātou i pāhi i te whakamātautau.
In spite of their hard work, they didn’t pass the exam.
Ahakoa kāore au i tae ā-tinana atu ki te tangihanga, i tae ā-wairua atu.
Although I did not make it in person to the funeral, I was there in spirit.
Ka kōrero anō a Waretau, ahakoa kua kōrero kē ia.
Waretau spoke again despite having already spoken.
For further explanations and examples see Te Pihinga pp.113
Whakakotahitia ngā rerenga kōrero e rua ki te kupu 'ahakoa'.
Combine the two sentences using 'ahakoa'.
