kaumātua - elder; elderly
Ehara mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.This chair is not for the elders.Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Mō ngā kaumātua tēnei tūru.This chair is for the elders.Unrealised possession - mā, māku
He kaumātua a Hēmi rāua ko Tame no tērā marae.Hēmi and Tame are elders of that marae.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Ehara māu te kai nei, mā ngā kaumātua kē.This food is not for you, it is for the elders.
Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.
Ka tū tētahi o ngā kaumātua rā.One of those elders stood up.
I pakeke ō kaumātua i hea?Where did your grandparents grow up?
He kaumātua ia.He is an elder.
Ko ngā kaumātua ngā tāonga o te ao Māori.The elderly people are the treasures of the Māori world.
I tuketuke haere atu ia i waenganui i ngā kaumātua e rua.He elbowed his way between the two elders.