Time.

Ko ena kupu i runga ake na, ko te am, ko te is, ko te are, mo naianei, ara, mo te wa i te tangata e korero ana; ina hoki tenei, I am hungry, mo toku matenga i te kai i a au e korero atu nei, chara i te mea mo te matenga i te kai inanahi, i tetahi atu takiwa ranei. Me tenei kupu hoki, The books are in the house, ehara i te mea mo te takotoranga o nga pukapuka ki roto ki te whare inanahi, inawhea ranei, engari mo naianei tonu. Tena ka korerotia nga mea o mua, ka whakarerea te am, te is, te are, ka mauria ketia ko te was, mo te mea kotahi, ko te were mo nga mea maha.

He whare pai tenei i tera tau, this teas a good house last year.

Noku tera whare inanahi, that house was mine yesterday.

I Tauranga a Hoani, John was at Tauranga.

I runga i te pouaka te pukapuka, the book was on the box.

He whare pai enei i tera tau, these were good houses last year.

No maua era whare inanahi, those houses were ours yesterday.

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I Taupo a Hoani ratou ko Hemi, ko Tarnati, John, James and Thomas were at Taupo.

I runga i te tépu a maua pukapuka, our hooks were on the table.

noku,	mine.	nou,	yours.
no maua,	ours.	no korua,	yours.
no taua,	ours.	no koutou,	yours.
no matou,	ours.	nona,	his (tane).
no tatou,	ours.	nona,	hers (wahine).
		no raua,	theirs.
		no ratou,	theirs.