Māori Grammar

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That aforementioned thing

taua, aua

"Demonstratives" are words that go before a noun:

te whare
ngā tamariki
he kurī
tōku hoa
tēnei pukapuka
ēnei hoiho
etc

The demonstratives taua is used to indicate something that has been previously or recently discussed.

taua kurī - that dog (we have been talking about)
taua whare - that (aforementioned) house

As with other demonstratives such as tēnēi and tōku the plural is made by dropping the initial t:

aua kurī - those dogs (we have been talking about)
aua whare - those (aforementioned) houses

I tētahi taha ake o taua pā tētahi ngāherehere.
On the far side of the fort there was a patch of bush.

He moumou tāima aua korikori.
Those exercise classes are a waste of time.

He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.

Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.

Ka patua taua kai rā e ia ki te manga o te kawakawa.
He struck that food with the branch of the kawakawa.

Ka kite mātou i a Ari. Kua mate taua koroua.
We saw Ari. That old man is ill.

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauraro.
The pā's water source was a spring on the north side.

E kāia ana hoki he tino toa koe ki taua mahi.
It is also said that you were a real champion at that job.

Tokoiwa ngā tāngata i taua hui.
There were nine people at that (aforementioned) meeting.

He kai tino reka aua kai.
That food is sweet as.

He koretake taua pikitia.
That movie was useless.

Kei te mahara au ki taua hui?
Do you remember that hui?

Haere ake i aua ope nei he tamariki kau.
Only young people went in those groups.

Nā te rangatira taua īmēra i pānui.
It was the boss who read that (aforementioned) email.

He pai rawa atu kia a au taua pōwhiri.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.

He pai rawa atu taua pōwhiri ki a au.
I really enjoyed that pōwhiri.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te kaiwhakahaere o taua hui?
Do you know who the organiser of the hui is?

Kua pāngia taua wahine e te mate.
That woman has been touched by sickness.

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.

Ngā kanohi o taua kōtiro rā.
The eyes of that girl there.

Ko Ngāti-Kahukoka e mea ana nā rātou taua wāhi moana.
Ngāti-Kahukoka said that part of the sea belonged to them.

Tau kē! Kei hea taua wharekai?
Awesome! Where is that restaurant?

Nōna te waka. He koretake taua mea.
The car is his. It's a useless one.

E kore taua puna e mimiti i te raki of te raumati.
That spring would never dry up in the drought of summer.