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The word i indicates past possession, when asking and saying who had something. It does not indicate actual ownership, merely that something was with the person at the time.
Hei tauira:
| I a wai tōku paraikete? |
Who had my blanket? |
| I a ia, nē? |
She had it, didn't she? |
| Kāore. I a Kararaina kē. |
No. Kararaina had it instead. |
Note than when using this sentence structure, the personal pronoun or person’s name always follows i a ...
Further explanations, examples and exercises: Te Kākano p. 83; Te Kākano CDs Mahi 70 & 71.
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