Results for 'ā mātou'
ā mātou - our [plural, theirs and mine]
Ko ā matou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
Identity sentences - ko...
Ehara i a mātou te kai i tunu.
We did not cook the food.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...
E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana
Mā rātou ā mātou manuhiri e pōwhiri.
They will welcome our guests.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei
E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.
It was as if - ānō nei
Homai ki a mātou!
Give it to us!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Homai ki a mātou tōu waka.
Give us your canoe.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana
Kāore ngā kai i pau i a mātou.
The food was not consumed by us.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
Ko te rā, ko te marama hei rama, ā, ko te ahi hei whakamahana i a mātou.
The sun and the moon were our lights, and the fire was all we had to keep us warm.
Conjunctions - and - ā
Mihi mai ki a mātou.
Greet us.
Towards - mai
Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
Tokohia pea ā mātou ākonga.
We have about nine students.
How many are there? - E hia? Tokohia?
Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...
Kua pau ngā kai i a mātou.
The food was consumed by us.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
I a mātou i Rānana ka tūtaki ki a Mere mā i a rātou e hoko ana i ng`1a parāoa wīwī.
While they were in London, they met Mary and her group while they were buying French bread.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
He tāne ā mātou ngeru.
Our cats are male.
I kohete a Māmā i a mātou.
Mum told us off.
Ka manaaki rātou i a mātou.
They will look after us.
Mai rā anō e pēnei ana ā mātou tikanga.
Our customs have always been like this.
I a mātou e hoki mai ana i Pōneke, ka toro atu mātou ki ētahi hoa.
As we were coming back from Wellington, we called in on some friends.
I tuhi ia i te reta, hei whakamōhio ai i a mātou.
He wrote the letter to inform us.
Kua waiata ngā kōtiro ki a mātou.
The girls have sung to us.
tō mātou ā mātou ō mātou
Your — three or more people addressed
Ka pai ā mātou kaimahi katoa.
All our workers are doing well.
Ki te kore koutou e haere mai ināianei, e mahue ana koutou i a mātou.
If you don’t come at once, we will leave you behind.
Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi.
Because we’ve got too much to do.
I pōuri mātou i te mea kāore i mau i a mātou tētahi ika.
We were disappointed because we didn’t catch any fish.
Me tuku mātou kia kai i ā mātou paipa, kia kite mai ai koutou kei hea mātou.
We had better be allowed to smoke so that you may see where we are.
A. Nā te mea he nui rawa ā mātou mahi
Because we’ve got too much to do
tā mātou, tō mātou ā mātou, ō mātou
(Exclusive) our
Ko ā mātou kurī ngā toa ki te tiaki hipi.
Our dogs are the champion sheep-musterers.
I tino kohete rawa atu ia i a mātou!
He absolutely tore us to shreds!
E kaha ana tāna tohutohu i a mātou ānō nei ko ia te kuīni o te kīhini.
She was telling us all what to do like she was the queen of the kitchen.
Ka mau a Māmā i a mātou ki te one.
Mum is taking us to the beach.
Ko wai tēnā e mātakitaki mai ana ki a mātou?
Who is that looking at us?
I a mātou e tamariki ana, e rua noa ngā hongere i te pouaka whakaata.
When we were young, there were only two television channels.
Ko tēnei te tuarua o ā mātou pānui ki a koutou.
This is the second of our newsletters to you.
Hoake ki mua, ka whanga mai ai koutou i a mātou!
Go along in front, then you may wait a little while for us!
Mai rā anō e pēnei ana ā mātou tikanga
Our customs have always been like this, our customs have been like this since the beginning.
He pukapuka ā.mātou hei tuhi i ngā kōrero, kia kore ai ia e mau i a mātou.
We had books to write the stories in so that they would not be forgotten.
I tino kohete ia i a mātou!
He really scolded us!
"Katoa tō mātou kapa e tino manawanui nei i te āheinga a te hunga reo Māori ki te whakamutu i ā rātou mahi hoko kai i roto i te reo, i te āheinga hoki mā te whānui me te whāroa o ā mātou toronga, ka āwhina kia whakarauora i te reo, ā, kia whakamahia e ngā whakatipuranga kei te pihi ake."
"Our entire team is incredibly proud that not only can te reo Māori speakers now complete their shopping in their own language, but that we can use our scale and reach to help ensure te reo Māori is revitalised and used for generations to come."
Tokoiwa pea ā mātou ākonga.
We have about nine students.
