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First Lessons in Maori

§ 20. Possessive Prepositions following Definitives

§ 20. Possessive Prepositions following Definitives.

(a) When a possessive follows a noun preceded by he, always use one of the prepositions na or no, never a or o.

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Examples.
  • He mara kumara naku, a kumara field of mine, or belonging to me.

  • He whare no tenei tangata, a house belonging to this man, or of this man's.

(b) When a possessive follows a noun preceded by any other definitive than he, always use one of the prepositions a or o, never na or no.

Examples.
  • Te toki a Rita, Rita's axe.

  • Tenei taha oku, this side of me.

  • Taua whare o Hamo, that house of Hamo's.