Māori Grammar

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

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

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.

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

Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.

Nāku te wāti nei,
This watch is mine.

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.

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

Nā tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.

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

Nōku tēnā.
That is mine.

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

Nāku tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is mine.

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

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

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.

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

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

Nāku te rakuraku nā.
That guitar belongs to me.

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

Nōku tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is mine.

Nāku te moni nei.
This money is mine.

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

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.

Nāku ngā kī.
The keys are mine.

Nō Koa te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Koa.

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.

Nō Ngāti Awa a Nikau.
Nikau belongs to Ngāti Awa.

Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.

Nōku ēnā hū.
Those shoes are mine.

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

Nōku tēnei hāte.
That shirt belongs to me.

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

Nāu ēnā?
Are they yours?

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.

Nāku tēnā.
That is mine.

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

Nāu tēnei rorohiko.
This computer belongs to you.

Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.

Na Niko and Mia.
They are Niko's and Mia's.

Nōku te whare iti.
The small house is mine.

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

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

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.

Nō Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.

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

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

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

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.

Nā Aria tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Aria.

Nōku ēnei hū Nike.
These Nike shoes are mine.

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

Nāku tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is mine.

No Paikea ia.
He is descended from Paikea.

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

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.

Nāhau tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

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

Nāku ngā kura rā!
Those feathers belong to me!

Nāku te kete nei.
This kit is mine.

Nā Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.

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

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

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

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

Nō rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.

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

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

Mā wai ērā rahopūru?
Who are those avocados for?

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

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house is mine.

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.

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

Nāku tēnei.
This belongs to me.

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

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

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

Nāu tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

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

Nā Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.

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

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.

Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.