Term 2 Week 2
Section outline
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Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
recognise things that belong to the Ā & Ō category
Ā & Ō Categories
Ā Ō
portable objects immovable objects (whare, maunga)
same generation people and younger older generation – parents, grandparents etc
animals (except transport) transport (including animals used)
food (kai) pure water, medicine
actions (mahi) emotions, thoughts, qualitiesparts of anything (including your body)
groups, clothing, namesThese categories determine which possessives should be used in a sentence
SINGULAR POSSESSIVES
Ā Category
Ō Category
my
tāku
āku
tōku
ōku
yours
tāu
āu
tōu
ōu
his/hers
tāna
āna
tōna
ōna
For example:
tāku teina younger sibling tōku matua my father
āu kai my food ōu whakaaro your thoughts
tāna kurī his dog ōna kare-ā-roto her feelings