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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 Taika te mokopuna tuatahi.
Taika 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 Pāora te mokopuna a Taika rāua ko Aroha.
Pāora is the grandchild of Taika and Aroha.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Koa rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Ari rāua ko Rina.
Koa and Ani are the grandchildren of Ari and Rina.
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 Hera.
Hera 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 Honi.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Honi.
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 Pita.
I am the grandchild of Pita.
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.
