ā mātou
1. (determiner) our (their and my - more than one thing) - a possessive determiner.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)
E mātakitaki ana ā mātou tamariki i ō rātou paihikara hou. / Our children are staring at their new bicycles.
Synonyms: ō mātou
2. (determiner) we have (they and I and more than one thing).
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
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;)
