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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 Rangi te mokopuna tuatahi.
Rangi 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.
Ko Tame te mokopuna a Manu rāua ko Rina.
Tame is the grandchild of Manu and Rina.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...
Ko Hēmi rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Ari rāua ko Aria.
Hēmi and Ani are the grandchildren of Ari and Aria.
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 Manu.
Manu 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.
Ka kōrero ā rāua mokopuna.
Their (2 people) grandchildren are talking.
He rā mokopuna.
A fine winter's day.
He mokopuna au nā Aroha.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Aroha.
He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero
These mokopuna are confident speakers.
Kia tae mai ngā mokopuna, ka tunu keke a Kui.
Whenever the grandchildren arrive, Kui bakes a cake.
He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.
E hia ngā tau o tana mokopuna?
How old is her grandchild?
Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.
Kei hea aku mokopuna?
Where are my grandchildren?
Ko au te mokopuna a Atareti.
I am Atareti’s grandchild.
mokopuna nā / a
A grandchild, viewed in relation to the grandparent.
He mokopuna au nā Atareti.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Atareti.
Ko au tāna tino mokopuna.
I'm her favourite grandchild.
I teatahi pōo ka tae mai te waea ki a Hata kua mate tana mokopuna.
One night a telegram reached Hata (telling him that) his grandchild was dead.
Ko au te mokopuna a Ataahua.
I am the grandchild of Ataahua.
E kāti te kōrero pēnā mō taku mokopuna!
Stop talking like that about my grandchild!
Kei whea aku mokopuna?
Where are my mokopuna?
Āku mokopuna tokoiwa.
My nine grandchildren.
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.
Ko James te mokopuna tuatahi.
James is the first grandchild.
Ka kōrero tā rāua mokopuna.
Their (2 people) grandchild is talking.
Tekau tonu ngā mokopuna a Ata.
Ata has exactly ten grandchildren. — 1655
