Possessives & Pronouns Flashcards
What is the possessive for my:
vehicle
Tōku waka
What is the possessive for my:
younger sibling
Tōku teina
What is the possessive for my:
shelter
Tōku whare
What is the possessive for my:
hands
ōku ringaringa
What is the possessive for my:
necklace
Tōku tāhei
What is the possessive for my:
friends
ōku hoa
What is the possessive for my:
pet dog
tāku kurī
What is the possessive for my:
pen
tāku pene
What is the possessive for my:
kumara (plural)
āku kumara
What is the possessive for my:
cows
āku kau
What is the possessive for my:
running
tāku oma
What is the pronoun for:
me
au / ahau
What is the pronoun for:
you
koe (1)
kōrua (2)
koutou (3+)
What is the pronoun for:
they (1) / he / she
ia
What is the pronoun for:
we, us INcluding the listener
tāua (2)
tātou (3+)
What is the pronoun for:
we, us EXcluding the listener
māua (2)
mātou (3+)
What is the pronoun for:
they/them
rāua (2)
rātou (3+)
My
tāku / āku
tōku / ōku
taku /aku
tāku / āku
My - a category:
📚 Hangarau - Technology and objects.
🍔 Kai - All food and drink (but not freshwater).
👨👩👧👦 Tautetanga - This kupu is similar to manaakitanga or tiakanga. Includes those you have the responsibility of caring for or looking after
🏋🏽 Mahi - Actions. Includes ‘doing’ words like kōrero, waiata, etc.
tōku / ōku
My - o category parents, siblings friends partners (but not wife/husband, see above) feelings, thoughts, qualities transport shelter large immovable man-made things pure drinking water and medicine clothes parts of the body
taku /aku
My - neutral category
Your
tāu / āu
tōu /ōu
tō / ō
tāu / āu
Your - a category
📚 Hangarau - Technology and objects.
🍔 Kai - All food and drink (but not freshwater).
👨👩👧👦 Tautetanga - This kupu is similar to manaakitanga or tiakanga. Includes those you have the responsibility of caring for or looking after
🏋🏽 Mahi - Actions. Includes ‘doing’ words like kōrero, waiata, etc.
tōu /ōu
Your - o category parents, siblings friends partners (but not wife/husband, see above) feelings, thoughts, qualities transport shelter large immovable man-made things pure drinking water and medicine clothes parts of the body
tō / ō
Your - neutral category
His / her / Theirs
tāna / āna
tōna / ōna
tana / ana
tāna / āna
His / her / theirs - a category
📚 Hangarau - Technology and objects.
🍔 Kai - All food and drink (but not freshwater).
👨👩👧👦 Tautetanga - This kupu is similar to manaakitanga or tiakanga. Includes those you have the responsibility of caring for or looking after
🏋🏽 Mahi - Actions. Includes ‘doing’ words like kōrero, waiata, etc.
tōna / ōna
His / her / theirs - o category parents, siblings friends partners (but not wife/husband, see above) feelings, thoughts, qualities transport shelter large immovable man-made things pure drinking water and medicine clothes parts of the body
tana / ana
His / her / theirs - neutral category
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
my wife
Tāku wahine
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
your books?
Āu pukapuka
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Their friend / his friend
Tōna hoa
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
My cup
Tāku kapu
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Your computer
Tāu rorohiko
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Their wine
Tāna wāina
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori? My kumara (single)
Tāku kumara
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Your drinking water
Tōu wai māori
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Their children
Āna tamariki
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
My house
Tōku whare
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Your idea
Tōu whakaaro
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Their canoe
Tōna waka
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
My feet
Ōku waewae
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Your Mum
Tōu māmā
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Their shirt
Tōna hāte
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
My money
Tāku moni
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Your pet dogs
Āu kurī
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Her pen
Tāu pene
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
My dancing
Tāku kanikani
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
Your elder sister
Tōu kauaemua
He aha te rerenga kōrero i te reo Māori?
His food
Tāna kai
What category are:
People you have responsibility/superiority over, and things you have control of, e.g.,
-children;
-wife/husband (wahine/tāne);
-technology and machinery not used for transport e.g., -computers, bull-dozers, cranes etc;
-pets.
A
What category are: Man made things (but not clothing), e.g., - money; - pens, paper; - cups, knives.
A
What category are:
Actions
A
What category are:
Food and Drink (ex drinking water)
A
What category are:
parents, siblings
O
What category are:
friends
O
What category are:
partners (but not wife/husband)
O
What category are:
feelings, thoughts, qualities
O
What category are:
transport
O
What category are:
shelter
O
What category are:
large immovable man-made things
O
What category are:
pure drinking water and medicine
O
What category are:
clothes
O
What category are:
parts of the body
O
What is neutral My?
taku / aku
What is neutral Your?
tō / ō
What is neutral Your?
tana / ana