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tō rāua - their (singular, two people)

E maumahara ana ahau ki rāua arunga e te kurī .
I remember them being chased by that dog.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Nikau rāua ko Rina i rāua whare.
Nikau and Rina are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Mia rāua ko Rangi i rāua whare.
Mia and Rangi are inside their (2x) house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka hoki te kōrero ki a Hotu i ruku i te punga o rāua waka.
The story returns to Hotu who had dived for the anchor of their canoe.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

rāua māmā tēnei.
This belongs to their mother.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ko Ari rāua tungāne.
Ari is their cousin.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kei te haere māua hoa ki te whare o rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Hoake tātou ki rāua whare.
Let's go to their house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ehara i rāua māmā tēnei.
This does not belong to their mother.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kei te moe tonu pea, pērā i rāua pāpā.
They are probably still sleeping, just like their father.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

I harihari ia i rāua tūtatakitanga.
He was glad at their meeting.

Kāhore he rangimarie i rāua tūtatakitanga.
He greeted her without warmth.

Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.

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