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tōna

1. (determiner) his, her (referring to one item) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)

Arā tōna motokā, kei hea tōku? / There's her car; where's mine?

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2. (determiner) his, hers.

Anei tōku koti. Kei hea tōna? / Here's my coat. Where's hers?

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3. (determiner) he/she has, she/he own.

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

He whare tōna. / She owns a house.

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4. 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;)


5. (determiner) Used to express estimated numbers.

Tokowhia i tae mai ki tō kauwhau? Tōna toru rau pea. / How many arrived to your lecture? About three hundred.

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