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ō rātou - their (plural, three or more people)

Ka taitai rātou ō rātou niho.
They will brush their teeth.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kei te hanga whare rātou ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ka tango rātou i ō rātou , ka tomo ai i te whare.
They took their shoes off and then went inside.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka haere noa atu te iwi whenua ki ō rātou kāinga.
The local tribe went to their home.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore anō ngā tamariki tāne kia paraihe i ō rātou makawe.
The boys have not brushed their hear yet.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha ō rātou whakaaro e ana ki tēnā?
What do they think about that?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Āe, he tuākana ōku, ko Amaru, ko Rangi, ko Taika ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have older siblings, their names are Amaru, Rangi and Taika.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Taika, ko Koa, ko Ataahua ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Taika, Koa and Ataahua.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore ō rātou .
They don’t have any shoes.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

E rua ō rātou whare.
They have two houses.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Tokohia ō rātou kaikōrero i tēnei ?
How many speakers have they got today?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

E raranga ana ngā katipō i ō rātou pūngāwere.
Spiders spin webs.

Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.

Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Ataahua, ko Kauri, ko Aria ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have a sister, their names are Ataahua, Kauri and Aria.

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Koa, ko Tame, ko Manu ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Koa, Tame and Manu.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Rina, ko Moana, ko Ani ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Rina, Moana and Ani.

Hiki ana te hui, hokihoki ana ngā tāngata ki ō rātou kāinga.
When the meeting closed, everyone went home.

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Tawa, ko Pāora, ko Niko ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Tawa, Pāora and Niko.

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