4. By (place, conveyance. &c).
- Na uta, by land.
- Na te kaipuke, by ship.
- Na Hauraki, (went) by Hauraki.
MO.—N.B. Mo and ma seem to be future forms of no and na in many particulars.
1. For or BECAUSE OF, (followed most frequently by a past tense, even though the meaning be present); e. g.,
- Mo te aha koe i aroha ai ki a te Karaiti? why do you love Christ?
- Mo te aha koe i mauahara tonu ai ki a au? why do you bear a continual grudge to me?
- Mo te tutu ki te kura i whakatikia ai, for disobedience in School were (they) deprived (of them.)
Sometimes, however, it is followed by other particles:
- Mo te aha kia riri kau? why should he be angry?
- Mo te aha koe ka tutu nei kia au? why are you thus disobedient to me?
2. For, (denoting appropriation, use, or some action passing on to the noun or pronoun to which it is prefixed):
- Ho mai moku, give to me (for my use).
- Hei kainga mou, as a farm for you (or land to reside upon).
- He patu moku, a beating for me, i. e., to beat me.
- He raka mo taku pouaka, a lock for my box.
- Murua mai moku, take it (from them) for me, i. e., as a thing for me, for my benefit, use, &c.
3. For (in exchange), he utu mo taku mahi.