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aku - my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

āku - my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

Āku, pron. 1. plural of definitive pron. taku. My. Kia kite i aku tamariki (T. 16). [For the difference between aku and oku ‖ F.L. § 22.]

2. pron. 1st pers. sing. -ku with prep. a prefixed. Belonging to me, of mine. I whanau au i tetehi tamaiti aku (I brought forth a child of mine) (T. 16).

Williams Dictionary

Aku, akuaku. 1. v.i. Delay, take time over anything.

2. v.t. Scrape out, cleanse. Akuakuna te umu.

akuaku, a. Firm, strong. Kahore ano kia akuaku nga iwi o tana tamaiti.

Williams Dictionary

Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana aku mokopuna.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my grandchildren.
Identity sentences - ko...

E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Horoi ai au i aku niho i te ao, i te pō.
I habitually brush my teeth day and night.
Habitual action - ai

Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kua tata pōhara au i aku tamariki.
I'm nearly broke thanks to my children.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Patua aku kupu!
Prove me wrong!
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Hei aha tēnā tuaina? Hei here i aku pīni.
What's that twine for? For tying my beans up.
For the purpose of - hei

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
And also, moreover - ...ka mutu

Karekau aku tōkena mā.
I've got absolutely no clean socks.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

I a au e taiohi ana, i tukua aku makawe kia tupu. I āhua roa tonu.
When I was a teenager, I let my hair grow. It got quite long.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

E mea ana au ki te hauhake i aku kūmara āpōpō. Heoi anō, ki te ua, ka waiho pea mō tērā wiki.
I'm intending to dig up my kūmara tomorrow. However, if it rains, I'll probably leave it ‘til next week.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

Kei a wai āku kihi?
Who's got my keys?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He hui āku ki Kawatiri, nō reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in Westport, so I have to go now.
Therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Tokorua aku tēina, tokotoru aku tuahine.
I've got two younger brothers (and) I have three sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore āku kurī.
I don't have any dogs/I don't have a dog.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore aku kupu.
I don't have anything to say.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore aku moni.
I don't have any money.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku pene.
I don’t have any pens.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku pātai.
I don't have any questions.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku irāmutu.
I don't have nieces and nephews.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore āku pātara wai.
I don't have a water bottle.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tamariki āku?
Do you have children?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki āku.
I have children.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He mōkai āku.
I have pets.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Māu e ruruku āku hokonga tēnā koa.
Please wrap my purchases.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Niko rātou ko Tame ko Kauri āku tamariki.
Niko, Tame and Kauri are my children.
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...

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Mehemea ka hoko au i tēnei tarau, ka pau aku moni.
If I buy this shirt, I'll have no money.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Ehara i āku tamariki ngā kākau i pōkai.
My children didn't fold the clothes.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

He paru aku tēnei rūma i te ipu para.
Your room is dirtier than the rubbish bin.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia wareware ai aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to forget my troubles.
In order to - kia... ai

I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia kore ai au e wareware i aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to not forget my troubles.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Kei te haere ahau ki te whare i tipu aku ai ahau.
I am going to the house where I grew up.

Ko āku tamariki anō.
My own children.

Kāore āku kai.
I have no food.

Kāore ano te mahi kia oti i āku tamariki.
My children have not yet completed the work.

Ka pai e aku moko, ka pai.
Well done my grandchildren, well done.

Kāore āku tamariki.
I dont have any children.

Takihitu aku whakamoemiti ki a koe i te rā tahi (Psalm 119:164)
Seven times a day do I praise thee

He kaputī ªku.
I have cups of tea.

Kei mua au i aku hoa.
I am in front of my friends.

Kāore āku moni.
I have no money.

Kāore āku pukapuka.
And you may wonder why I am telling you this. Why am I telling you this?

Kāore āku kī i ngaro i ahau. I ngaro ēnā i a koe.
I didn't lose my keys. You lost them.

Kāore i ngaro āku kī i ahau. I ngaro ēnā i a koe.
I didn't lose my keys. You lost them.

Heoti anō āku i kite ai o tēnei motu, ka mutu.
That was all I saw on this island.

I horoi au i aku niho.
I brushed my teeth.

Kei tō tamaiti aku kī.
Your child has my keys.

Ko rāua aku hoa.
They are my friends.

I whati tētahi o aku rākau hau pōro!
One of my golf clubs snapped!

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger sisters.

He roa aku tāku pukapuka i tō pukapuka.
My book is longer than your book.

He pene āku.
I have some pens.

Āe, he tamariki āku.
Yes, I have children.

Kāore āku pene.
I have no pens / I don’t have a pen.

Kāore, kāore āku tamariki.
No, I don't have children.

Ka nui āku mihi ki a koutou.
I greet you warmly.

Kei te haere mai aku kaihana.
My cousins are coming.

Kei hea aku mōhiti?
Where are my glasses?

Kua haehae aku i ōku tarau nā reira ka patua au e tōku pāpā.
I have ripped my pants and so I’ll be beaten by my father.

Kāore āku tamahine.
I have no daughters.

Ko te whenua anake te āmaia ana E aku mahara ki ngā pūtea,
All the earth around is bringing hither To my memory thoughts of those precious heaps,

I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?

Ma āku mokopuna tēnei manu.
This kite is for my grandchildren.

E haere mai nei tētehi o aku pēpi.
Here comes one of my babies.

Kāhore kau āku whakaaro ki te taua e haere mai nei.
My thoughts are not at all on the army that is coming.

Kua pau āku moni.
My money has run out.

Āku tamariki.
My children.

Kei a koe aku hū?
Have you got my shoes?

Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei wā.
No, I don't have children at the moment.

Kei a koe aku kī?
Have you got my keys?

He rawaka āku moni mo āku hokonga.
I have enough money for my purchases.

Ka haere au me āku kurī ki te whakangau poaka.
Exercise 19b

Kei hea aku mokopuna?
Where are my grandchildren?

Kua hoki mai au nā te mea ka pau katoa āku moni.
I have come back because my money is all spent.

E Mere, kei a koe aku kī?
Mere, have you got my keys?

Kia āta kōrero tātou kei rongo mai aku hoa.
Let us talk quietly so that my companions do not hear.

Kei ngaro i a Koa aku kī.
Koa had better not lose my keys.

(I haere tahi mātau me aku hoa
We went with my friends

Ko Ashley rāua ko Nicole aku taokete
Ashley and Nicole are my sisters-in-law (speaker is female)

Kei a wai āku kīhi?
Who’s got my keys?

Kua neke aku mātua ki Ākarana noho ai.
My parents have moved to Auckland to live.

He mea whakatūpato au e aku kaumātua
I was cautioned by my elders

Kāore aku pene.
I have no pen or pens.

Kei hea aku kī?
Where are my keys?

Kei hea aku hū?
Where are my shoes?

Tīkina aku tamariki.
Fetch my children.

Ko Joseph te mātāmua o āku tamariki.
Joseph is the eldest of my children.

Tokotoru aku irāmutu.
I have 3 neices.

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Kei whea aku mokopuna?
Where are my mokopuna?

E rua aku pukapuka.
I have two books.

E rua āku āporo. E toru ā kōrua.
I have two apples. You two have three.

E toru aku waka.
I have three cars.

Kua ngaro i a au aku purutaringa.
I have lost my earphones.

āku pene
my pens

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

Āku mokopuna tokoiwa.
My nine grandchildren.

Kei hea aku pukapuka?
Where are my books?

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

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Manu, ko Taika ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Manu and Taika.

A te raumati, ka haere aku tamariki ki tō rāua kuia.
In summer (coming) my children will go to their grandmother.

Āe, he tamatāne āku, ko Niko, ko Rangi, ko Tawa ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have sons, their names are Niko, Rangi and Tawa.

Tokowhā aku tuāhine.
I have four sisters.

Ka toru ai aku hāhi, ko tō tōku māmā, ko tō tōku pāpā, tō tōku whāea whāngai.
And so I have three churches—my mother’s, my father’s, and my adoptive mother’s.

Āku kete.
My baskets.

E toru aku haerenga ki tāwāhi.
I have been overseas three times.

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

Ko tēnei te tuatoru o aku taenga atu ki reira.
This was the third time I had been there.

Ko Hone, ko Toti aku hunaonga.
Hone and Toti are my nephews.

Ko Tīwana, ko Amiria, ko Riripeti, ko Tiakina, ko Maia aku mokopuna tuarua.
Tīwana, Amiria, Riripeti, Tiakina, and Maia are my great-grandchildren.