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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.
Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.Ehara i a koe tēnei kapu.
This cup does not belong to you.Ehara i a au tēnei whare.
This house is not mine.Ehara tēnei i a au.
That is not mine.Ehara no Te Tai Tokerau a Pāora.
Pāora does not come from the Northland region.Ehara tōku pāpā nō Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.Ehara tōku kuia nō Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.Ehara i te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land does not belong to the family.Ehara ōku tūpuna nō Kotirangi, nō Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.Ehara koe nō tēhea rohe?
Which region are you not from?Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper does not belong to the students.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 i a Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera does not belong to Pita.Ehara i a Koa tēnei.
This does not belong to Koa.Ehara koe nō Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.Ehara koe nō tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?Ehara i a au ngā kī.
The keys are not mine.Ehara rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.Ehara a Rangi nō Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.Ehara i a koe tēnei motokā.
This car is not yours.Ehara i a au tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is not mine.Ehara no Paikea a Aroha.
Aroha is not descended from Paikea.Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.Ehara i ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite does not belong to the children.Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.Ehara i a au tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is not mine.Ehara i te whānau tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to the family.Ehara i tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This does not belong to their mother.Ehara i a au tēnei motokā.
This car is not mine.Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.Ehara a Mere nō Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.Ehara i a Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit does not belong to Mere.Ehara i a koe tēnei rorohiko.
This computer does not belong to you.Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle does not belong to the students.Ehara i a au tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not mine.Ehara i a ia tēnei.
This does not belong to him.Ehara i a au te whare iti.
The small house is not mine.Ehara a Rangi nō Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.Ehara i ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground does not belong to the children.Ehara i a au tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is not mine.Ehara i a ia te pōtae rā.
The hat is not his.Ehara i a koe tēnei kuri.
This dog does not belong to you.Ehara i a au tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is not mine.Ehara i a Hine tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to Hine.Ehara i a Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair does not belong to Mere.