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

Person	One	Two or more	English
	Number of things possessed
1^st	tāku / tōku	āku / ōku	my
2^nd	tāu / tōu	āu / ōu	your
3^rd	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

One	Two or more	English
Number of things possessed
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