Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.

te whānau tēnei whare.
This house belongs to the family.

tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.

Na Rangi taua waka whero.
That red car belongs to Rangi.

Amaru tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Amaru.

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
That's my mobile phone.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house is mine.

rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.

Na wai ēnei taputapu katoa?
Whose is all this gear?

No rātou tēnei poupou.
This house-post belongs to them.

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.

Ari te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Ari.

Nāku ngā .
The keys are mine.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.

Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.

Na Pāora and Aroha.
They are Pāora's and Aroha's.

ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.

wai te whare ?
Who does that house belong to?

Nāhau tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.

mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.

Nāku tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is mine.

ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.

Nōku tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is mine.

Nōku ēnei Nike.
These Nike shoes are mine.

Nāku te rakuraku .
That guitar belongs to me.

No Paikea ia.
He is descended from Paikea.

Nāu ēnā?
Are they yours?

Nāku tērā waea pūkoro.
Ehara i a au tērā waea pūkoro.

Nāku te wāti nei,
This watch is mine.

Nōku ēnā .
Those shoes are mine.

Nōu tērā, nōna tēnā, nōku tēnei.
That belongs to you, that belongs to her, this belongs to me.

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.

te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs belong to the marae.

Na wai ēnā kōtiro mōhio?
Whose are those clever girls?

No Te Whanganui-a-Tara rāua.
They are from Wellington.

Na wai te waka whero?
Who does the red car belong to?

No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.

Nōku tēnā.
That is mine.

Nōku te motopaika .
That motorbike over there is mine.

Nōku tēnei hāte.
That shirt belongs to me.

Nāku tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is mine.

ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite belongs to the children.

Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.

Nāu tēnei rorohiko.
This computer belongs to you.

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.

No tōku tuahine ngā waka whero.
The red car belongs to my older sibling.

Nāku te moni nei.
This money is mine.

Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.

Nōku te whare iti.
The small house is mine.

Na wai tēnei tamaiti?
Who does this child belong to?

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.

wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?

Nāku te kete nei.
This kit is mine.

Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.

Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.

ngā tamariki ēnei pukapuka.
These books belong to the children.

Nāku tēnā.
That is mine.

māua tama tērā whare.
That house belongs to our son.

Nāku ngā kura !
Those feathers belong to me!

ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground belongs to the children.

Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.

wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?

Nāku tēnei.
This belongs to me.

No Āhia pea te ritenga Māori.
Māori culture may have originated in Asia.

Ngāti Awa a Koa.
Koa belongs to Ngāti Awa.

rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books belong to them.

Nāu tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

No wai ēnei ?
Who do these shoes belong to?

te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land belongs to the family.

te kurī te whare .
That house belongs to the dog.

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.

ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper belongs to the students.

ō tātou manuhiri pea?
Perhaps they belong to our guests?

No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.

Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.

wai ērā rahopūru?
Who are those avocados for?

ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle belongs to the students.