Māori Grammar

Kāore ngā āporo i roto i te pouaka.
The apples weren’t in the box.

Kāore te ngeru i te taha mauī o te tēpu.
The cat wasn’t to the left of the table.

Kāore ngā pukapuka i roto i te whare.
The books weren’t inside the house.

Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tēpu.
The shoes weren’t below the table.

Kāore ngā kapu i te kīhini.
The cups are not in the kitchen.

Kāore te kapu i runga ake i te tēpu.
The cup wasn’t above the table.

Kāore te waka i reira.
The car wasn’t there.

Kāore te marae i taua wāhi.
The marae wasn’t at that place.

Kāore i konei tonu.
It wasn’t right here.

Kāore taua rākau i korā.
That tree is not over there.

Kāore te kurī i te taha katau o te waka.
The dog wasn’t to the right of the car.

Kāore te rorohiko i runga i te tēpu.
The computer wasn’t on the table.

Kāore te toa i konei.
The shop wasn’t here.

Kāore tōna tuahine i te kāinga.
Her sister is not at home.

Kāore a Nikau i Te Tai Hauāuru
Nikau is not in the Westland region.

Kāore te motokā i runga i te ara.
The car wasn’t on the road.

Kāore rātou i te hui.
They are not at the meeting.

Kāore au i tōku tari.
I wasn’t in my office.

Kāore ngā āporo i te toa.
The apples are not at the shop.

Kāore te motokā i muri i te whare.
The car wasn’t behind the house.

Kāore a Mere i te kura.
Mere is not at school.

Kāore ngā tamariki i mua i te kuaha.
The children weren’t in front of the door.

Kāore te pōro i te papa purei.
The ball is not on the field.

Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.

Kāore a Rangi i raro i te rākau.
Rangi wasn’t under the tree.

Kāore a Hine i roto i te wharepaku.
Hine wasn’t in the bathroom.

Kāore ngā manu i runga ake i te maunga.
The birds weren’t above the mountain.

Kāore mātou i waho.
We are not outside.

Kāore ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children are not at the playground.

Kāore ngā tauira i te whare wānanga.
The students are not at the university.

Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.

Kāore tō tātou huihuinga ki reira.
Our meeting will not be there.

Kāore tō māmā i te hōhipera.
Your mother is not at the hospital.

Kāore ō hū i te rūma horoi kākahu.
Your shoes are not in the laundry.