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mokopuna - grandchild

Ko Manu te mokopuna tuatahi.
Manu 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...

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

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 Hera te mokopuna a Pāora rāua ko Rina.
Hera is the grandchild of Pāora and Rina.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Moana ngā mokopuna o Ari rāua ko Kauri.
Hēmi and Moana are the grandchildren of Ari and Kauri.
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...

Tekau tonu ngā mokopuna a Ari.
Ari has exactly ten grandchildren.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

He mokopuna au Tawa.
I am a mokopuna/grandchild of Tawa.

He maia ēnei mokopuna ki te kōrero.
These grandchildren are confident speakers.

Ko au te mokopuna a Amaru.
I am the grandchild of Amaru.

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.

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