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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He mara kumara naku, a kumara field of mine, or belonging to me.
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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.
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Te toki a Rita, Rita's axe.
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Tenei taha oku, this side of me.
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Taua whare o Hamo, that house of Hamo's.