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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.

See also:

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

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

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

Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.

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

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

Ehara no Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa a Rangi.
Rangi does not come from Gisborne.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara rāua nō Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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