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mokopuna - grandchild
Mokopuna, n. 1. Grandchild; child of a son, daughter, nephew, niece, etc. Ka mohio te wahine ra, “A ko taku mokopuna na” (T. 18).
2. Descendant. Ko Tawhaki he mokopuna na Maui.
3. In the expression he ra mokopuna, a fine day in winter.
Williams Dictionary
Ko Tame te mokopuna tuatahi.
Tame is the first grandchild.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Liam te mokopuna a Beverley rāua ko Denis.
Liam is the grandchild of Beverley and Denis.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana aku mokopuna.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my grandchildren.
Identity sentences - ko...
E kaingākau ana ia ki tana mokopuna ki a Tīwana.
She is very fond of her grandchild, Tīwana.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Me tino mārena e koe taku mokopuna nāu hoki is i hapū au.
You must marry my granddaughter since you got her pregnant.
Simple sentences: you should - me
Ki a au te tiaki i ngā mokopuna.
I will look after the grandkids.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?
He tangata aroha nui a Hone ki tana mokopuna a Riripeti.
Hone is a man who greatly loves his granddaughter Riripeti.
Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Ko Kauri te mokopuna a Koa rāua ko Ani.
Kauri is the grandchild of Koa and Ani.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Manu rāua ko Rina ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Moana.
Manu and Rina are the grandchildren of Pāora and Moana.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ā, kua hoki mai taku mokopuna.
Ah, my grandchild has returned.
Towards - mai
Tekau tonu ngā mokopuna a Ari.
Ari has exactly ten grandchildren.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...
E, kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Hey, stop talking like that about my grandchild!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra
Kua hāereere te mokopuna.
The grandchild can walk now.
He rā mokopuna.
A fine winter's day.
He mokopuna au nā Amaru.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Amaru.
He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.
E hia ngā tau o tana mokopuna?
How old is her grandchild?
Kei hea aku mokopuna?
Where are my grandchildren?
Ko au tāna tino mokopuna.
I'm her favourite grandchild.
Ko au te mokopuna a Koa.
I am the grandchild of Koa.
Kei whea aku mokopuna?
Where are my mokopuna?
Ko Tīwana, ko Amiria, ko Riripeti, ko Tiakina, ko Maia aku mokopuna tuarua.
Tīwana, Amiria, Riripeti, Tiakina, and Maia are my great-grandchildren.
Ko Kui tōku tupuna kuia, arā, ko au te mokopuna a Kui.
Kui is my grandmother, that is, I am Kui's grandchild.
