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Māori Grammar

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Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Sentence structures beginning with he, ko, nā/nō and mā/mō are negated with ehara (as as possesive sentences).

N-class possives are therefore negated with ehara.

Nāku tēnei pukapua.
This book is mine.
Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.

Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.

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Ehara ōku tūpuna nō Kotirangi, nō Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.

Ehara i a koe tēnei rorohiko.
This computer does not belong to you.

Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.

Ehara i a au ngā kī.
The keys are not mine.

Ehara i a ia tēnei.
This does not belong to him.

Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.

Ehara tōku kuia nō Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.

Ehara i a au tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not mine.

Ehara i ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground does not belong to the children.

Ehara rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.

Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.

Ehara i a koe tēnei kapu.
This cup does not belong to you.

Ehara i a au tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is not mine.

Ehara a Mere nō Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.

Ehara i a Hine tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to Hine.

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.

Ehara a Hemi nō te rohe o Te Arawa.
Hemi is not from the Te Arawa region.

Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.

Ehara a Rangi nō Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.

Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?

Ehara i a au tēnei whare.
This house is not mine.

Ehara a Rangi nō Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.

Ehara i a Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera does not belong to Pita.

Ehara i tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This does not belong to their mother.

Ehara koe nō tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?

Ehara i te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land does not belong to the family.

Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.

Ehara i a au te whare iti.
The small house is not mine.

Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.

Ehara i a koe tēnei kuri.
This dog does not belong to you.

Ehara i a Nikau tēnei.
This does not belong to Nikau.

Ehara i a au tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is not mine.

Ehara rāua nō Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.

Ehara i a koe tēnei motokā.
This car is not yours.

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper does not belong to the students.

Ehara no Paikea a Mia.
Mia is not descended from Paikea.

Ehara i a Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit does not belong to Mere.

Ehara i a au tēnei motokā.
This car is not mine.

Ehara no Te Tai Hauāuru a Manu.
Manu does not come from the Westland region.

Ehara koe nō Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?

Ehara i a ia te pōtae rā.
The hat is not his.

Ehara i a Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair does not belong to Mere.

Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle does not belong to the students.

Ehara i te whānau tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to the family.

Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.

Ehara i a au tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is not mine.

Ehara i a au tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is not mine.

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.

Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.

Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.

Ehara i ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite does not belong to the children.

Ehara koe nō tēhea rohe?
Which region are you not from?