Māori Grammar

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

No Paikea ia.
He is descended from Paikea.

Nōku tērā waka.
That car belongs to me.

Nāku te rakuraku nā.
That guitar belongs to me.

Nōu tēnei motokā.
This car is yours.

Nā mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools belong to us.

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

Nāku ngā kura rā!
Those feathers belong to me!

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

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

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

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.

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

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

Nō Ngāti Awa a Tawa.
Tawa belongs to Ngāti Awa.

No Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nōku ēnei hū Nike.
These Nike shoes are mine.

Nōna ēnei tīpuna.
These ancestors are his.

Nō Hine tēnei whare.
This house belongs to Hine.

Nāku tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is mine.

No Hawaiki tātou katoa.
We are all from Hawaiki.

Nōku tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is mine.

Nāu tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

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

Nā Mia tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Mia.

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

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

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

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.

Nā tātou ēnei hēki.
These eggs belong to us.

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

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.

Nāku tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to me.

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

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

Nāu ēnā?
Are they 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.

Nōku te whare iti.
The small house is mine.

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

Nōku tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is mine.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house is mine.

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

Nōku te koti nei.
This coat is mine.

Nāku tēnā.
That is mine.

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

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

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

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

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.

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

Nāhau tēnei?
Does this belong to you?

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

Nōku tēnei hāte.
That shirt belongs to me.

Nāna tērā kapu.
That cup belongs to him.

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

Nāku te wāti nei,
This watch is mine.

Nā Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera belongs to Pita.

Nō rāua tērā waka.
That car belongs to them.

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.

Nāku te kete nei.
This kit is mine.

Nō Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair belongs to Mere.

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

Nā Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit belongs to Mere.

Nōku tēnei motoka.
This car is mine.

Nōku tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is mine.

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

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

Nāku tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is mine.

Nāku te moni nei.
This money is mine.

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

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

Nō Ataahua te paihikara.
The bike belongs to Ataahua.

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

Mā wai ērā rahopūru?
Who are those avocados for?

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.

Nōku tēnā.
That is mine.

Na Ari and Aria.
They are Ari's and Aria's.

Nōku tēnei motokā.
This car is mine.

Nāku tēnei.
This belongs to me.

Nāku ngā kī.
The keys are mine.

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

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

Nāu tēnei rorohiko.
This computer belongs to you.

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

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