Results for 'ā mātou'
ā mātou - our [plural, theirs and mine]
Ko ā matou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ehara i a mātou te kai i tunu.
We did not cook the food.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
Mā rātou ā mātou manuhiri e pōwhiri.
They will welcome our guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku
E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.
It was as if - ānō nei
Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana
Ka pai ā mātou kaimahi katoa.
All our workers are doing well.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Tokohia pea ā mātou ākonga.
We have about nine students.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
I a mātou i Rānana ka tūtaki ki a Mere mā i a rātou e hoko ana i ng`1a parāoa wīwī.
While they were in London, they met Mary and her group while they were buying French bread.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.
He tāne ā mātou ngeru.
Our cats are male.
I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.
"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."