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tērā pea

1. perhaps, possibly, maybe, there is a possibility - a form used when placing pea at the beginning of a sentence or phrase.

Tērā pea e māmā te whiu i a au, nō te mea he wā tuatahi nōku ki te uru ki roto i te raruraru. / Perhaps my punishment would be soft because it was the first time I had been in trouble.

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Synonyms: pea, ākene pea, āwhai, tēnā pea, ākune, ākuni, ākuanei, ākene, ēkene, āpea, etia

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