Ngā Tūpou
Ko te tūpou he kupu ka whakamahia kētia mō te ingoa o te tangata.
Anei ētahi tauira o ngā tūpou o te reo Pākehā: I, me, he, him, she, her, they, them, we te mea, te mea.
He āhua rerekē te whakamahi i te tūpou i roto i te reo Maori. He rite tonu te kupu, ahakoa kei te kōrerotia te tāne, te wahine rānei (ia). Ka tohua hoki ko tēhea 'we' kei te kōrerotia; arā mehemea kei te kōrerotia te tangata e whakarongo ana, kāore rānei. Hei tauira; māua = we (tokorua ngā tāngata) hāunga te tangata e whakarongo ana tāua = we (tokorua ngā tāngata) whakaurua ai te tangata e whakarongo ana.
Tūpou takitahi
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Reo Māori |
Reo Pākehā |
Tauira |
| Tautahi |
au, ahau
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I
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Kei te hiainu au.
I'm thirsty.
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| Taurua |
koe
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you
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Kei te kāinga koe?
Are you at home?
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| Tautoru |
ia
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she, he
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I titiro ia ki te kurī.
He looked at the dog.
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Tūpou takitini me takirua
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Takirua
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Takitini |
Reo Pākehā |
Tauira |
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Tautahi Tāpiti
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tāua
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tātou
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we, us
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Kāore tāua e mokemoke.
We (the two of us) will not be lonely.
Mā tātou katoa tēnei mahi.
This work is for all of us.
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| Tautahi Tāporo |
māua |
mātou
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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)
I haere mātou ki te whare pikitia.
We (three or more) are going to the picture theatre (but not you the listener).
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| Taurua |
kōrua |
koutou
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you
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Me haere atu kōrua.
You (two) had better go.
Tēnā koutou.
Greetings to you (three or more).
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| Tautoru |
rāua
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rātou
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they, them
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E tākaro tēnehi ana rāua.
They (two) are playing tennis.
He tamariki noa iho rātou.
They (three or more) are only children.
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Ngā tūpou me ētahi atu tauira.