tatou - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

tātou

1. (pronoun) we, us, you (two or more) and I - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following ki, i, kei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence. Never occurs after he, te and ngā.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13, 31-32, 52-56, 64-65;)

Tātou ka haere. / Let's all go.

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ā tātou

1. (determiner) our (yours and my - more than two people and more than one thing) - a possessive determiner.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)

Ehara ā tātou whakatau i te tika. / Our decision is incorrect.

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2. (determiner) we have (you two or more and more than one thing).

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)

He ika ā tātou. / We have fish.

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3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)

ō tātou

1. (determiner) our (yours and mine - more than two people and more than two things) - a possessive determiner.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)

Ehara ō tātou kaiako i te wāhine. / Our teachers are not women.

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2. (determiner) we have (you two or more and I and more than one thing).

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)

He paihikara ō tātou. / We have bicycles.

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3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has no control of the relationship or is subordinate, passive or inferior to what is possessed.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)

tā tātou

1. (determiner) our, i.e. yours (more than one) and my (referring to one thing) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)

E purei haupōro ana tā tātou tama i te rā nei. / Our son is playing golf today.

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See also tātou, ā tātou, ō tātou, tō tātou

Synonyms: tā mātou, tō mātou, tō māua, tā māua, tō tāua, tō tātou, tā tāua

2. (determiner) we (you and I) have (referring to one thing).

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)

He pounamu wāina tā tātou. / You and I have a bottle of wine.

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3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed.

(Te Kākano Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)

tō tātou

1. (determiner) our, i.e. yours (more than one) and my (referring to one thing) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)

E purei haupōro ana tō tātou matua i te rā nei. / Our father is playing golf today.

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Tiakina ā Tātou Tamariki

1. (noun) Commissioner for Children.

nā wai hoki tātou i a koe

1. look what you've got us into - an idiom.

tātou

ā tātou

ō tātou

tā tātou

tō tātou

Tiakina ā Tātou Tamariki

nā wai hoki tātou i a koe

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