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1. (particle) of, belonging to - indicates achieved possession. Used in this way when the possessor had control of the relationship or was/is dominant, active or superior to what was/is possessed.

(Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 27; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 22-23;)

Nā Te Ihorei tēnā nūpepa. / That newspaper belongs to Te Ihorei.

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Synonyms: nō, o, a

2. (particle) by, made by, acted on - combines with i to form a past tense emphasising who or what did the action, sometimes called the actor emphatic. This grammatical construction is only used with transitive verbs, not with intransitive verbs, with statives (neuter verbs), or with verbs in the passive.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 30-32; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 41-42;)

Nā Tio te ahi i tāhū. / Joe lit the fire.

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Synonyms: mā

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