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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 Niko te mokopuna tuatahi.
Niko 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 Rangi te mokopuna a Nikau rāua ko Mia.
Rangi is the grandchild of Nikau and Mia.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Koa rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Tame rāua ko Rina.
Koa and Ani are the grandchildren of Tame 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 Koa.
Koa has exactly ten grandchildren.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

E, kāti te kōrero pēnā 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 mokopuna.
A fine winter's day.

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

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 Aria.
I am the grandchild of Aria.

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.

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