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Subjunctive Mood.
Present Tense.
| Sing. 3. |
E koréro ána pe óki ía |
He may be, or perhaps is, speaking. |
Past Tense.
| Sing. 3. |
Kóa koréro ke pe óki ía |
He might have spoken, or he might perhaps have been speaking. |
Future Tense.
| Sing. 3. |
(Apópo) pe óki ía e koréro ai |
(To-morrow) perhaps he will speak. |
Another form of expressing the Future Tense is, when an action is going to be performed, or is about to be done; as,
| Sing. 1. |
Ko te kai ra óki 'au |
I am going to eat. |
| 2. |
Ko te aire ra óki 'au |
to move. |
| 3. |
Ko te koréro ra óki 'au |
to speak. |
| Sing. 1. |
Méa ke 'au e kai |
I am about to eat. |
| 2. |
Méa ke koe e aire |
Thou art about to move. |
| 3. |
Méa ke ía e koréro |
He is about to speak. |
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