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i te mea - because

Ehara tērā i te mea tawhito.
That is not the old one.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kia ahatia, ehara te toa i te mea nui.
Never mind, winning isn't everything.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Kei te hōhā ahau i te mea he uaua tēnei mahi.
I am bored because this work is too hard.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kei te oherere ahau i te mea he māmā rawa tēnei mahi.
I am surprised because this work is too easy.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Kāore au e āhei te karanga, i te mea kei te ora tonu taku whaea.
I am not permitted to karanga, as my mother is still alive.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te harikoa ahau i te mea kei konei koutou.
I am happy because you are all here.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whakahīhi ahau i te mea kua oti taku mahi.
I am proud because my work is finished.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te mokemoke ahau i te mea kei rohe taku whānau.
I am lonely because my family is in another region.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Ehara i te mea he aha, heoi anō.
It's no big deal.

taea te haere i te mea kua pakaru te waka.
[We] couldn't go because the car was broken down.

Ehara i te mea he mōrerarea.
It's not as if it is dangerous.

Ehara i te mea mōna tērā tūru.
That chair is not for him.

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