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ōu - yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

Ou. 1. pron. 2nd pers. sing., u, with prep. o prefixed. Of thee. ‖ u.

2. Plural of definitive tou. Thy. [For the difference between au and ou ‖ a (ii), o (iii).]

Williams Dictionary

Me ako whakataukī kia mōhio ai koe ki ngā whakaaro o ōu tīpuna.
Learn proverbs so you know the thoughts of your ancestors.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia tūpato, kei pakia ōu taringa.
Be careful, lest you ears get hit.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia tūpato, kei pakia ōu whāriki.
Be careful, lest you hit the mattress.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Māku ōu tukemata e katokato.
I will pluck your eyebrows.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Tuatahi, horoia ōu ringaringa!
Firstly, wash your hands!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina ōu kākahu paru!
Fetch your dirty clothes!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Homai ōu koti.
Give me your coats.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kāore āu kī.
You don’t have any keys.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He pōtae ōu.
You have hats.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He whakaaro ōu?
Do you have any ideas?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He kākahu hou ōu?
Do you have new clothes?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He hōiho ōu.
You have horses.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tungāne ōu?
Do you have any brothers?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Mihi atu ki ōu kaumātua.
Greet your elders.
Away - atu

E whitu ōu parāikete.
You have seven blankets.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Tuatahi, horoia oū ringaringa.
First, wash your hands.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Te mā hoki o ōu niho.
Gee, your teeth are white.
*How... - Te... hoki...

Anei ōu hū.
Here are your shoes.

Me kua oti ōu mahi, me haere ki te pikitia.
If your work is finished go to the pictures.

Kāore ōu hoa.
You have no friends.

Koutou ko ē atu ki te pō, haere, haere, haere atu rā.
ou who have gone on to the night, go, go, go on.

Ko ēhea ōu?
Which are yours

Ko ēhea waka ōu?
Which cars are yours?

Kia aroha ki ōu hoa whawhai!
Be loving to your enemies!

E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Kei te whare kura ōu hoa.
Your friends are at the school.

Kāhore ōu hoa i te whare kura.
Your friends are not at the school.

He roa ōu matimati.
Your fingers are long.

I hea te kāinga i noho ai ōu mātua?
Where is the village at which your parents lived?

Ko wai ōu tuākana?
Who are your older siblings?

Kua ngaro taku pene, hōmai tētahi pene o ōu nā pene.
I’ve lost my pen, give me one of y.

Ki ōu whakaaro.
In your thinking / In your view.

ae, ai, ao, au, ea, ei, eo, eu, ia, ie, io, iu, oa, oe, oi, ou, ua, ue, ui
Most of these vowel-pairs are spoken as two syllables, each vowel being pronounced as a single syllable, thus: i-a, i-e, u-i and so on.

ae, ai, ao, au, ei, eu, oi, ou, ue, ui
Thus, the word haere, for instance, consists of only two syllables: hae-re.

Ko tēhea ōu?
Which one is yours?

Kei a Tracey ōu tarau
Tracey has got your pants

Titiro ōu kanohi!
open your eyes!

Kei āu tamariki ōu hū omaoma
Your children have got them

I a Piri ōu tōkena
Piri had your socks

Kāo, i a Roberta mā kē ōu kākahu hākinakina!
No, Roberta and the others had your sports gear!

E whitu ōu pārākete.
You have seven blankets.

Mā tōu atawhai ōu hoa katoa e whakakaha.
Your kindness will strengthen all your friends (By your kindness/encouragement all your friends will be strengthened).

#50: Our car is yellow
#164: I am careful about eating sugar lest I die of diabetes
#117: He said, she said
#49: His car is red
#156: I am no longer going to the meeting
#43: We are going to his house
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