Possessives Flashcards
Tāna
His, hers (singular)
Tāku
My, mine (singular)
Tāu
Yours (singular)
Tā tāua
Ours (yours and mine) (singular)
Tā māua
Ours (her/his and mine) (singular)
Tā kōrua
Yours (you two) (singular)
Tā rāua
Theirs (those two) (singular)
Tā tātou
Ours (all of us) (singular)
Tā mātou
Ours (all of ours but not you) (singular)
Tōna
His, hers (singular)
Tōku
My, mine (singular)
Tōu
Yours (singular)
Āna
His, hers (plural)
Ōna
His, hers (plural)
Ōku
My, mine (plural)
Ōu
Yours (plural)
Ō tāua
Ours (yours and mine) (plural)
Āku
My, mine (plural)
Āu
Yours (plural)
Tō tāua
Ours (yours and mine) (singular)
Tā koutou
Yours (you 3 or more) (singular)
Tā rātou
Theirs (those 3 or more) (singular)
Tō koutou
Yours (you 3 or more) (singular)
Tō rātou
Theirs (those 3 or more) (singular)
Ā koutou
Yours (you 3 or more) (plural)
Ō koutou
Yours (you 3 or more) (plural)
Ā rātou
Theirs (those 3 or more) (plural)
Ō rātou
Theirs (those 3 or more) (plural)
Tō rāua
Theirs (those two) (singular)
Ā rāua
Theirs (those two) (plural)
Ō rāua
Theirs (those two) (plural)
Tō māua
Ours (his/her and mine) (singular)
Tō kōrua
Yours (you two) (singular)
Tō tātou
Ours (all of us) (singular)
Tō mātou
Ours (all of us but not you) (singular)
Ā tāua
Ours (yours and mine) (plural)
Ā māua
Ours (his/hers and mine) (plural)
Ā kōrua
Yours (you two) (plural)
Ā tātou
Ours (all of us) (plural)
Ā mātou
Ours (all of us but not you) (plural)
Ō māua
Ours (his/her and mine) (plural)
Ō kōrua
Yours (you two) (plural)
Ō tātou
Ours (all of us) (plural)
Ō mātou
Ours (all of us but not you) (plural)
Ā category
If the possessor has, or had control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is owned, then the ā category is used
Hei tauira:
Kei reira ā māua tamariki. Our children are there.
In this situation the parents are superior to the children and therefore have or had, in a sense, control over the birth of their children.
Ō category
If the possessor has, or had no control over the relationship or is subordinate, passive or inferior to what is owned, then the ō category is used.
Hei tauira:
Ko ēnei ō māua mātua. These are our parents.
In this situation the children are inferior to their parents and therefore have or had, in a sense, no control over their birth or the selection of their parents.
Which category is moveable property?
Ā categoey
Which category is food or drink?
Ā category
Which category is husband, wife, children, grandchildren?
Ā category
Which category is people in a inferior position?
Ā category
Which category is animals, pets and crops?
Ā category
What category is active towards possessed?
Ā category
What category is part of anything, clothing, feelings, qualities
Ō category
What category is transport?
Ō category
What category is water and medicine?
Ō category
What category is habitation, buildings, seating, bedding?
Ō category
What caregory is land and towns?
Ō category
What category is companions, superiors, relatives (not husband, wife, children, grandchildren)?
Ō category