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ā māua - our [plural, his or hers and mine]

Kaua e kata ki a māua.
Don't laugh at us.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

I homai te koroua i te moni ki a māua.
The old man gave the money to us (two, but not to you the listener).
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

He Ari ro kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children's teacher is Ari.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He hū ō ā māua tamariki.
Our children have shoes.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore ā māua tīkiti.
We don’t have any tickets.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tīkiti ā māua.
We (me and one other) have tickets.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ka kōrero ia ki a māua ko Mere.
He spoke to Mere and me.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

He Hainamana te kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children’s teacher is Chinese.

Tokorua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

Kia aroha ki a māua.
Cherish us.

He aha koutou i whakamataku ai i a māua?
Why did you frighten us?

Ehara i a māua te kai i tunu. Nā tō rāua irāmutu i tunu.
It wasn't us two who cooked the food. It was their nephew.

tō māua ā māua ō māua
Your — two people addressed

Kāore ā māua moni
We have no money

E rua ā māua tamariki.
We have two children.

tā māua, tō māua ā māua, ō māua
(Exclusive) our

Ā māua pū.
Our (2 exc) guns.

Nā tērā kurī ā māua kai i tāhae.
That dog stole our food.

He rorohiko ā māua.
The two of us (not you) have computers.

Kua oti ā māua mahi.
Our (two people, not your) work (plural) is done.

#83: Why are the children laughing?
#67: Tararua is a mountain (ko)
#21: The happy children are playing
#143: You will be the one to do the dishes
#62: Have you heard the bird that is singing in the morning?
#84: Why is the baby sleeping?
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