me te mea nei
1. (particle) as if, it looks as if, it would seem, it looks as though, it's as if, it's as though.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 125;)
Me te mea nei nōna kē tōku motokā. / It's as if my car belonged to her.
Me te mea nei e turi ana tērā i te kōrenga nei i aro mai, i tahuri mai rānei. / It's as if she is deaf because she won’t bother to pay attention.