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tamāhine - daughter

Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa, ko te tamahine a Paka (T. 144).

2. Girl. A, kaumatua noa, ka tamahinetia, ka wahinetia, ka mau te rongo (Pi. 131,6).

3. a. Female. E haere ana rapea te tamariki tamahine (T. 170).

4. Girlish. Ka titiro ki tana wahine tamahine (Pi. 133, 11).

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Ko Ani te tamāhine a Ari.
Ani is the daughter of Ari.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Rongomai taku tamāhine.
Rongomai is my daughter.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai te tamāhine?
Who is the daughter?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ia Rāapa ia Rāapa waea ai tāku tamāhine ki a au.
Every Wednesday my daughter always phones me.
Habitual action - ai

I te tohutohu mai taku tamāhine ānō nei he matua ia.
My daughter was bossing me as if she was a parent
It was as if - ānō nei

Ka tangi ngā tamāhine ki rātou pāpā.
The daughters mourned for their father.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.
The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He tamāhine āku.
I have girls.
Categorizing sentences - he

He kiore te mōkai a tāku tamāhine.
My daughter's pet is a rat.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kua whati te waewae o tāku tamāhine.
My daughter has a broken leg.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore anō kia kitea e ia tāna tamāhine.
He has not yet found his daughter.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

He tamāhine ā rāua.
Those two have daughters.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Nikau rāua ko Aroha.
Mia is the daughter of Nikau and Aroha.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

E noho mai ana tāku tamāhine i Ōtautahi.
My daughter is living in Christchurch.
Towards - mai

He tamāhine hou tāna kātahi anō ka whānau mai.
She has a new daughter than has just been born.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

Kei muri au i taku tamāhine.
I am behind my daughter.

Te kōtiro hūmārie tamāhine.
Your daughter is a humble girl.

Ko Harnah tāku tamāhine.
Harnah is my daughter.

Kāore āku tamahine.
I have no daughters.

Ko Ataahua rāua ko Aria ngā tamāhine a Kauri.
Ataahua and Aria are daughters of Kauri.

Ko koe te tamahine a Tai, ?
You're Tai's daughter, aren't you?

Ko Rina te tamāhine.
Rina is the daughter.

Ko Indya tāku tamāhine.
Indya is my daughter.

Ko au rāua tamāhine.
I am their daughter.

Ko koe te tamāhine a Honi.
You are the daughter of Honi.

Ko te tamāhine o te tino tangata i Maungawhau, he kōtiro pai, he wahine ātaahua.
A daughter of the high chief of Maungawhau was a good girl and a beautiful woman.

Āe, he tamāhine tāku, ko Moana tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a daughter, her name is Moana.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Ani, ko Mia ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Ani and Mia.

Āe, he tamāhine āku, ko Aroha, ko Ataahua, ko Aria ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have daughters, their names are Aroha, Ataahua and Aria.

Ko Rāhera, ko Ihumoana aku tamāhine.
Rāhera and Ihumoana are my daughters.

Kua kai rāua tamāhine i āna rīwai.
Their daughter has eaten her potatoes.

Ngā o ā tamāhine.
Our daughters' shoes.

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