T- Possession
T- class possessives have the following forms depending on whether one or more things are possessed:
One thing:
tā/tō + possessor
Two or more things:
ā/ō + possessor
(Recall the
a/o categories above.)
There are also two different forms depending on whether the possessor is a singular pronoun (au, koe, ia) or a plural pronoun (kōrua, mātou, tātou etc).
Singular Pronoun Forms
| |
Number of things possessed
|
|
| Person |
One |
Two or more
|
English |
| 1st |
tāku / tōku |
āku / ōku
|
my |
| 2nd |
tāu / tōu |
āu / ōu
|
your |
| 3rd |
tāna / tōna |
āna / ōna
|
his or her |
Examples of one thing being possessed:
tāku pene (my pen)
tōna waka (his/her car)
Simply remove the 't' from the possessive pronoun if two or more things are possessed:
āku pene (my pens)
ōna waka (his/her cars)
Plural Pronoun Forms
Number of things possessed
|
|
| One |
Two or more
|
English |
| tā/tō tāua |
ā/ō tāua
|
our (2 inclusive)
|
| tā/tō tātou |
ā/ō tātou
|
our (3+ inclusive)
|
| tā/tō māua |
ā/ō māua
|
our (2 exclusive)
|
| tā/tō mātou |
ā/ō mātou
|
our (3+ exclusive)
|
| tā/tō kōrua |
ā/ō kōrua
|
your (2)
|
| tā/tō koutou |
ā/ō koutou
|
your (3+)
|
| tā/tō rāua |
ā/ō rāua
|
they (2)
|
| tā/tō rātou |
ā/ō rātou
|
they (3+)
|
Examples of one thing possessed by more than one person:
tā tātou karaihe
our (3+ inclusive) class
tō rāua whare
their (2) house
Simply remove the 't' from the possessive pronoun if two or more things are possessed:
ā tātou karaihe
our (3+ inclusive) classes
ō rāua whare
their (2) houses
When the possessor is not a pronoun
When the possessor is not a pronoun, simply replace the pronoun in the above examples with the noun phrase:
tā te kuia mokopuna
the old woman's grandchild
ā te kuia mokopuna
the old woman's grandchildren
tō te tāne waka
the man's car
ō te tāne waka
the man's cars
When the possessor is a proper name
When the possessor is a proper name, place the name directly after tā/tō, ā/ō:
tā Kelly rorohiko
Kelly's computer
ā Kelly rorohiko
Kelly's computers