Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Kāore au e ngenge.
I am not tired.

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.

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

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

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

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

Kāore a Nikau i pōuri.
Nikau was not unhappy.

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

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

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

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

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