Kia ora kaiako. If I wanted to say "it was owned by my grandparents" in māori, would I say "he ngā kaiwhiwhi ōku tūpuna".
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I would say "ko ōku tūpuna ngā kaiwhiwhi" meaning "my grandparents are the owners" or "nō ōku tūpuna" meaning "it belongs to my grandparents" (depending on the object) for the second one). "He kaiwhiwhi ōku tūpuna" would be "my grandparents are owners" in general, vs "the" owners. When adding in "te" or "ngā" we change "he" to "ko"
Following my mihi, I have a couple of queries... Isn't the phrase "ta korua manu" mean "your and someone elses bird" and not "your bird?" Also same again for "a korua manu" and the following "ta korua potae" and "a korua potae" 😊😊😊
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Thanks for the question! Kōrua means "you" for two or more people. So you are right, it can mean "you and someone else" if you were talking to one person, and the second person that kōrua referred to wasn't present If the two people you're speaking to are right in front of you I.e. you're speaking to them both at the same time, it's the same word, you use "kōrua". The examples in the video use this latter example, and the speaker is speaking to two people directly, to showcase the use of "kōrua" Tā refers to one item e.g. one hat or one bird. Ā means more than one item e.g. more than one hat or one bird Tā kōrua Manu = your (two people's) one bird. One bird that belongs to two people Ā kōrua Manu = your (two people's) multiple birds. Two or more birds that belong to two people.
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Kia ora kaiako.
If I wanted to say "it was owned by my grandparents" in māori, would I say "he ngā kaiwhiwhi ōku tūpuna".
I would say "ko ōku tūpuna ngā kaiwhiwhi" meaning "my grandparents are the owners" or "nō ōku tūpuna" meaning "it belongs to my grandparents" (depending on the object) for the second one). "He kaiwhiwhi ōku tūpuna" would be "my grandparents are owners" in general, vs "the" owners. When adding in "te" or "ngā" we change "he" to "ko"
Kia ora whea. 👍
Following my mihi, I have a couple of queries...
Isn't the phrase "ta korua manu" mean "your and someone elses bird" and not "your bird?"
Also same again for "a korua manu" and the following "ta korua potae" and "a korua potae" 😊😊😊
Thanks for the question! Kōrua means "you" for two or more people.
So you are right, it can mean "you and someone else" if you were talking to one person, and the second person that kōrua referred to wasn't present
If the two people you're speaking to are right in front of you I.e. you're speaking to them both at the same time, it's the same word, you use "kōrua". The examples in the video use this latter example, and the speaker is speaking to two people directly, to showcase the use of "kōrua"
Tā refers to one item e.g. one hat or one bird. Ā means more than one item e.g. more than one hat or one bird
Tā kōrua Manu = your (two people's) one bird. One bird that belongs to two people
Ā kōrua Manu = your (two people's) multiple birds. Two or more birds that belong to two people.
Kia ora kaiako tino pai to mahi. I love your videos so helpful. Keep up the great work. Karawhuia 😊
That is a tricky one