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ā rāua - their [plural, two people]

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kei te kura ā raua tamariki.
Their children are at school.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Ka piki ā rāua tamariki i te maunga āpōpō.
Their children will climb the mountain tomorrow.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore ā rāua he ngeru.
They don’t have any cats.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā rāua pukapuka.
They don’t have any books.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā rāua tamariki.
They don’t have any children.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He kuri ā rāua?
Do they have a dog?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

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

He ngeru ā rāua.
They have cats.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pukapuka ā rāua.
They (two people) have books.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tamariki ā rāua.
They (two people) have children.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

I hiahia a Ataahua rāua ko Honi ki te tūtaki i a rāua anō.
Ataahua and Honi wanted to meet each other.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Billy rāua ko Bob ā rāua māhanga.
Their twins are Billy and Bob.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

He pai ki a rāua ngā pukapuka o te whare.
They (two) like the books in the house.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i a rāua te whare i hanga.
They didn’t build the house.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i a rāua ngā pirihimana i whawhai.
They didn’t fight with the police.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

I a Spongebob rāua ko Patariki e tītoitoi ana i te Krusty Krab ka pararē a Squidward ki a rāua.
While Spongebob and Patrick were goofing off at the Krusty Krab, Squidward yelled at them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kāore ā rāua he kuri?
Do they not have a dog?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Ehara ngā pukapuka o te whare i te pai ki a rāua.
They do not like the books in the house.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ka kōrero ā rāua mokopuna.
Their (2 people) grandchildren are talking.

Kua oti tō rāua motukā i a rāua te horoi.
They have finished washing their car.

Pau katoa ana te pō i a rāua e kanikani tahi ana.
They spent the whole night dancing together.

Noho tonu, kai tonu, moe tonu ai au i a rāua. (Pōtatau 1991:26)
I lived, ate and slept with them.

tō rāua ā rāua ō rāua
Our — three or more, inclusive

Kei te kura ā rāua tamariki.
Their children are at school.

Ko Miriama, ko Rex, ko Tai ā rāua tamariki
Miriama, Rex and Tai are their children

Tokohia ā rāua tamariki
How many children do they have? (literally ‘How many their children?

Mahue ake i a rāua tō rāua matua.
Then and there they left their father.

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai ngā ingoa o ā rāua tamahine?
Do you know what (are) the names of their daughters?

Kāo, kāhore ā rāua tamariki.
No, they have no children.

Ko te whakaaro i oti nei i a rāua me haere rāua ki te pā o Uenuku rāua ko Toi ka muru mai i ngā hua o te poroporo o Uenuku (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:41)
The plan they devised was that they should go to Uenuku and Toi’s pā and steal the fruit of Uenuku’s poroporo

Kāhore kau he kupu a rāua ki a rāua.
They did not say a single word to each other.

Taku kitenga i a rāua i nanahi, i te tautohetohe rāua.
When I saw them yesterday, they were quarrelling.

Taku kitenga i a rāua i nanahi, i te tautohetohe rāua
When I saw them yesterday, they were quarrelling

Tokohia ā rāua tamariki?
How many children do they have?

Tokorima ā rāua tamariki.
They have five children.

Kei a rāua ngā tauera
They have the towels

Nā, karanga tonu atu ia i a rāua.
Well then, he called them right away

Ka haere a Pango ki.te tūtaki ki a rāua.
Pango went to meet them.

Te kai a ā rāua kurī.
Their dogs' food.

i a rāua.
Yes, let’s kill them.

I a rāua te waka i te ata nei
They had it this morning.

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