ka/kua mate
1. now there's the problem, now I've got the problem, it can't be avoided - expressing the problem of having to do something unpleasant, difficult or boring.
I te ngaromanga o taku kete, ka mate au ki te whakakore i aku kāri moni. Hōhā ana (HJ 2012:49). / When I lost my kit I had the problem of cancelling my bank cards. It was a bother.
Kua mate a Tāhu mā ki te hanga anō i tō rātou whare karakia i pau i te ahi (HKK 1999:193). / Tāhu and the others have the problem of rebuilding their church destroyed by fire.
