#114: Although it is raining, we are going to the beach
ahakoa
...and also, moreover — ...ka mutu
Discourse markers - although — ahakoa
In te reo Māori, ahakoa means “although” and links two ideas where the second is true despite expectations created by the first. It introduces a surprising contrast. For example: Ahakoa e ua ana, ka haere tātou ki te tātahi — although it is raining, we will go to the beach. It can appear at the start or in the middle of a sentence.