Māori Grammar

Nāu tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

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

Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.

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

Nāku tēnā.
That is mine.

Mā wai ērā rahopūru?
Who are those avocados for?

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

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

Nōku ēnei hū Nike.
These Nike shoes are mine.

Nāu ēnā?
Are they yours?

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

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

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

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

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

Nōku tēnā.
That is mine.

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.

Nāku ngā kī.
The keys are mine.

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

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.

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

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.

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

Nāhau tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

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

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

Nō Ngāti Awa a Koa.
Koa belongs to Ngāti Awa.

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

Nāu tēnei rorohiko.
This computer belongs to you.

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.

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

Nōku ēnā hū.
Those shoes are mine.

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

Nōku tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is mine.

Nō rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.

Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.

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

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

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

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

Nā Pāora tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Pāora.

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.

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

Nāku tēnei.
This belongs to me.

Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.

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

Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.

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

No Paikea ia.
He is descended from Paikea.

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

Nāku tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is mine.

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

Nāku te kete nei.
This kit is mine.

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

Nāku te rakuraku nā.
That guitar belongs to me.

Nō Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house is mine.

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.

Nōku tēnei hāte.
That shirt belongs to me.

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

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.

Nā tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.

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

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

Nāku ngā kura rā!
Those feathers belong to me!

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.

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

Nāku tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is mine.

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

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.

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

Nāku te moni nei.
This money is mine.

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.

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

Nāku te wāti nei,
This watch is mine.

Nōku te whare iti.
The small house is mine.

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

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

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

Nō Rangi te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Rangi.

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.

Nā Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.

Nā Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.