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rātou

1. (pronoun) they, them (three or more) - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following ki, i, kei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence. Never occurs after he, te and ngā.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13, 31-32, 52-56, 64-65;)

Kua hinga rātou. / They have been defeated.
Kua tīmata anō te karawhiu o te pūkore i a rātou (TTR 1996:47). / The impact of the depression on them had already begun.

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2. (pronoun) and - used after the first name when several people's names are mentioned. Subsequent names are preceded by ko.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13;)

Kei te haututū a Pita rātou ko Māia, ko Tio mā. / Peter, Māia, Joe and the others are mucking about.

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