oku - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

ōku

1. (determiner) my, of mine, belonging to me (more than one thing) - plural of tōku. A possessive determiner.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)

Kei hea ōku mōhiti? / Where are my glasses?

2. (determiner) I have (more than one thing).

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

He motokā ōku. / I own cars.

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

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

1. You benefit from wise decisions and suffer from decisions that are childish.

My acts of maturity are my wellbeing, my acts of imaturity are my detriment. /

1. I think, in my opinion - a phrase used by a speaker to introduce an idea or opinion.

Ki ōku nei whakaaro me pana tō tātou tumuaki. / I think our principal should be sacked.