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ā koutou - your [plural, addressed to three or more people]

Ka whawhai tonu au ki a koutou ko ō hoa.
I will keep fighting against you and your friends.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tatari au ki a koutou ko ngā kaiako.
I will wait for you and the teachers.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ki a koutou te waiata.
You (3+) will sing the song.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Ngā mihi ki a koutou mo ā koutou toa ki te ika!
Compliments to you on your fishing skills!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Whakapuakina ā koutou pukepuka, tamariki !
Open your books, children!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

No Kirikiriroa ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Hamilton.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore ā koutou āporo.
You don’t have any apples.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Tokohia ā koutou ākonga?
How many students do you have?
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?

Kāore ā koutou he mōkai?
Do you (all) not have any pets?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Me mihi mātou ki a koutou ka tika.
It is appropriate we greet you.

Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki 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.

Te pai te kite i a koutou, kua tau mai ki tēnei , ki tēnei ahiahi.
It is good to see you all, having arrived at this time, this afternoon.

reira, me mihi koutou ki a koutou, otirā ki a koe, taku hoa, Tūhoe, taku parata. Tēnā koe e hoa, tāina mai hei tautoko, hei tiaki i ahau, otirā i ēnei o ngā tauira, me rātou nei wawata, hia hia, inā koe taku parata.
Therefore, greetings to you all, and especially to you, my friend, Tūhoe, my close companion. Greetings to you, my friend, your younger sibling here to support and care for me, and also for these students, with their many aspirations—indeed, there you are, my close companion.

Kia tere te whakaoti i ā koutou tuhinga roa!
Finish your essays quickly!

Ā, ko wai tēnei nāna hei arahi i a koutou i tēnei wāhanga te tau?
So, who is this who will lead you in this part of the year?

Kia ora tātou, mihi ana ki a koutou katoa, ngā pātaka reo o tēnā, o tēnā kokona o te ao Māori nei. Ko Tūhoe Huata tōku ingoa. I tipu ake au i Ngā Rekereke, i ōku kaumātua o Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.
Greetings to us all, I acknowledge you all, the repositories of language in every corner of this Māori world. My name is Tūhoe Huata. I grew up at Ngā Rekereke, among my elders of Te Whakarewarewatanga o teope tau a Wāhiao.

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