Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore ano te miraka kia pau.
The milk has not yet been consumed.

Kāore te tangata i mau i ngā pirihimana.
The man was not caught by the police.

Kāore te wini i pakaru i ngā tamariki.
The window was not broken by the children.

Kāore te whare i oti i ngā kaimahi.
The house was not completed by the workers.

Kāore i mau i a ia te poro.
He didn't catch the ball.

Kāore te rākau i hinga i te hau.
The tree was not knocked down by the wind.

Kāore te moni i riro i a Rangi.
The money was not taken by Rangi.

Kāore au e ngenge.
I am not tired.

E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.

Kāore te waka i tū i te pirihimana.
The car was not stopped by the police.

Kāore ngā kai i pau i a mātou.
The food was not consumed by us.

Kāore a Rangi i pōuri.
Rangi was not unhappy.

Kāore te whare i oti i ngā kaimahi.
The house was not completed by the workers.

Kāore te manu i mate i te hau.
The bird was not killed by the wind.

Kāore te kī i ngaro i te tamaiti.
The key was not lost by the child.

Kāore te wini kia pakaru.
The window has not been broken.

Kāore te ngeru i kitea i te tamaiti.
The cat was not seen by the child.

Kua wareware i a au tō ingoa.
Your name has been forgotten by me.