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tōku

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Japanese

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Romanization

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tōku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とおく

Māori

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Pronoun

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tōku

  1. my; singular inalienable
  2. mine

Declension

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Māori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
A category O category neutral A category O category neutral
singular
subject
1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu tō āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual
subject
1st person, inclusive tā tāua tō tāua — ā tāua ō tāua —
1st person, exclusive tā māua tō māua — ā māua ō māua —
2nd person tā kōrua tō kōrua — ā kōrua ō kōrua —
3rd person tā rāua tō rāua — ā rāua ō rāua —
plural
subject
1st person, inclusive tā tātou tō tātou — ā tātou ō tātou —
1st person, exclusive tā mātou tō mātou — ā mātou ō mātou —
2nd person tā koutou tō koutou — ā koutou ō koutou —
3rd person tā rātou tō rātou — ā rātou ō rātou —

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Further reading

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  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “tōku”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN