Māori Grammar

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

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

Nāku te wāti nei,
This watch is mine.

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

Nāku te rakuraku .
That guitar belongs to me.

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

Nāku te moni nei.
This money is mine.

Nāku tēnei.
This belongs to me.

Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.

Nāu ēnā?
Are they yours?

Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.

rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.

Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.

Nāku tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is mine.

Nāhau tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

Nāku ngā kura !
Those feathers belong to me!

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

Taika tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Taika.

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

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

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

Na Koa and Ataahua.
They are Koa's and Ataahua's.

Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.

mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.

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

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

Nōku ēnei Nike.
These Nike shoes are mine.

Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.

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

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.

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

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.

wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?

Nāu tēnei rorohiko.
This computer belongs to you.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house is mine.

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

No Whakatamacr;ne rāua.
They are from Whakatamacr;ne.

Ngāti Awa a Hēmi.
Hēmi belongs to Ngāti Awa.

wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?

Rangi te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Rangi.

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.

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

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

Nōku te whare iti.
The small house is mine.

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.

rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.

Nāku tēnā.
That is mine.

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.

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

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.

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

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

Nōku ēnā .
Those shoes are mine.

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.

Nāku tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is mine.

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.

rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.

wai ērā rahopūru?
Who are those avocados for?

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.

No wai ēnei ?
Who do these shoes belong to?

Nāku ngā .
The keys are mine.

Nōku te motopaika .
That motorbike over there is mine.

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

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

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

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

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

Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.

wai te whare ?
Who does that house belong to?

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

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

Nōku tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is mine.

Nāku te kete nei.
This kit is mine.

No Paikea ia.
He is descended from Paikea.

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

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

Nōku tēnā.
That is mine.

Nāu tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

Nōku tēnei hāte.
That shirt belongs to me.

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

tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.

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

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.