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nōu

1. belonging to you (one person), yours - used when the possessor did not, or does not, have control of the relationship or was subordinate, passive or inferior to what was/is possessed.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 27; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 23-24;)

Nōu tēnei kōti. / This coat is yours.

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2. while you (one person) were, as a result.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 80;)

Nōu i te whare wānanga, ka tūtaki rāua i a Tū i te pāpara kāuta. / While you were at university, they met Tū at the pub.

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he kore [nōu] e ...

1. [you] should have ... - an idiom where nōu can be replaced by other n-class possessive pronouns.

He kore nōu e waiho māku e mahi. / You should have left it for me to do.

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Ko taku piki amokura nōku ko tōu piki amokura nōu.

1. Mutual respect for different teachings or schools of thought.

My adornment belongs to me, and your adornment belongs to you. /

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