Māori Grammar

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

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.

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

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

No Paikea ia.
He is descended from Paikea.

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

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

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

Nō Mia te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Mia.

Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.

Nāku tēnei.
This belongs to me.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.

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

Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.

Na Hēmi and Rina.
They are Hēmi's and Rina's.

Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.

Nāku te wāti nei,
This watch is mine.

Nōku te whare iti.
The small house is mine.

Nāku te rakuraku nā.
That guitar belongs to me.

Nō Ngāti Awa a Ari.
Ari belongs to Ngāti Awa.

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

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.

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

Mā wai ērā rahopūru?
Who are those avocados for?

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

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

Nāku te kete nei.
This kit is mine.

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

Nōku ēnā hū.
Those shoes are mine.

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

Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.

Nō wai te whare rā?
Who does that house belong to?

Nōku tēnei hāte.
That shirt belongs to me.

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.

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

Nō Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.

Nā Honi tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Honi.

Nāku te moni nei.
This money is mine.

Nōku tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is mine.

Nāku tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is mine.

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

Nāku tēnā.
That is mine.

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.

Nōku te motopaika rā.
That motorbike over there is mine.

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

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

No wai mā ēnei hū?
Who do these shoes belong to?

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

Nōku ēnei hū Nike.
These Nike shoes are mine.

No Tāmaki-makau-rau rāua.
They are from Auckland.

Nā wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.

Nā tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.

Nā Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.

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

Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.

Nāhau tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

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

Nāu tēnei rorohiko.
This computer belongs to you.

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

Nāu ēnā?
Are they yours?

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.

Nōku tēnā.
That is mine.

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

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house is mine.

Nō rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.

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

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

Nā wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?

Nāku tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is mine.

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

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

Nā tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.

Nāu tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.

Nā Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.

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

Nāku ngā kura rā!
Those feathers belong to me!

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.

Nāku ngā kī.
The keys are mine.

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

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.

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