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nau - come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

nāu - you (past tense); yours (singular)

Nāu, pron. 2nd pers. sing., u, with prep. na. By or belonging to thee, thine, of thine. E ki ana rapea au nei, nau ano au (T. 10). ‖ na (iv), u.

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Nau (i), v.i. Come, go. Nau mai, nau ake, takahia te pae ki Te Arahanga (M. 22). Ka nau atu ia te one i Kukuriki (M. 272). Nau mai hoki koe ki waenganui nei (T. 111). Nau mai is used like haere mai, as a call of welcome to guests: Welcome ! Hence naumai, guest. Waiho au kia mahi ana i taku mahi; ko aku naumai kia tae mai ki a au. Nau mai is also used apparently simply to introduce a suggestion: Come ! Katahi ka ki atu ki te tamahine, “Nau mai! haere; e tae ki o matua korerotia atu” (T. 83).

Williams Dictionary

Nau (ii).——

whakanau, v.t. Refuse. E kore matou e ahei te whakanau atu:

whakananau, v.i. Be angry.

naunau. 1. a. Angry.

2. v.t. Take up. Kihai i taea te naunau.

Williams Dictionary

Nau (iii), n. Lepidium oleraceum, a plant.

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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

Nāu te keke i tunu.
You were the one who baked the cake.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu i horoi, nāku i tāora.
You washed, I dried.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu au i kitea mai ai ki konei.
It is because of you that I am seen here.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te mahi uaua i mahi.
You did the hard work.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu ngā kūmara i waru.
You were the one who peeled the kūmera.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu ngā pereti i horoi.
You washed the plates.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu tēnei?
Does this belong to you?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku tēnei maika, nāu tēnei ārani, nāna tērā tōtiti.
This banana is mine, this orange is yours, that sausage is his.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu ēnā?
Are they yours?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu tēnei rorohiko.
This computer belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu tēnei kuri.
This dog belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu tēnei kapu.
This cup belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāu, ka tokowaru koutou.
With you, that makes eight.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Nāku, nāu rānei?
is this mine or yours?
Or... - ...rānei

Nau mai hoki mai!
Welcome back!

Nāu tēnei papakupu.
This dictionary belongs to you/is yours.

Nau mai!
Welcome here!

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou i te whānau, nau mai ?? ki tō tā tēnei kaupapa
Greetings to you all, greetings to you all, family — welcome to this gathering / this occasion.

Nāu mātou i haere mai ai.
You were the reason we (us, not you) came here.

Nāu anō i kawe mai i a koe?
Did you bring yourself here (did you come of your own accord)?

Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.

Nā reira, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai, hara mai ki tō tātou kaupapa.
Therefore, welcome—come forward, step up, come into our shared kaupapa.

Nāu tēnei pene.
This pen belongs to you.

Nāu te taiaha e takoto mai rā?
Is the taiaha lying there yours?

Nau mai ki Aotearoa.
Welcome to Aotearoa.

Nāu tāua i hari ki reira
You took us there

Nāu tēnā kai.
That is your food.

Nāu te keke i kainga ai.
You were the reason the cake was eaten.

Nāu i hoatu te tikiti ki a ia.
You gave her the ticket.

I mahue ai ahau nō te mea nāu i mau te mapi.
I got lost because you took the map.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
With your contribution, with my contribution, we will sustain the people.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
With your contribution, with my contribution, we will sustain the people.

Nāu te kauhoe mai i konei ki kōnā.
It was you who swam from here to over there where you are.

Nāu tēnei pēke nē?
This is your bag eh?

Nau mai, haere mai.
Welcome.

Nāu tēnei.
This is yours.

Nāu ngā rihi i horoi.
You washed the dishes.

Nāu te pahi nei i taraiwa.
You were the one who drove this bus.

Nāu ngā rīhi i horoi.
You were the one who washed the dishes.

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