Māori Grammar

Kāore te waka i tai.
The boat was not by the sea.

Kāore tōna whānau i tāwāhi.
His/Her family isn’t overseas.

Kāore te waka i uta.
The boat was not ashore.

Kāore te kaiako hei muri i te akomanga.
The teacher will not be behind the classroom.

Kāore ngā tamariki i konei.
The children aren’t here.

Kāore te motokā i kō.
The car isn’t yonder.

Kāore te whare hei tua i te marae.
The house will not be beyond the marae.

Kāore tōna whānau i tāwāhi.
His/Her family was not overseas.

Kāore te maunga i tua i te awa.
The mountain was not beyond the river.

Kāore ngā maunga i tawhiti.
The mountains were not in the distance.

Kāore te waka hei mua i te whare.
The car will not be in front of the house.

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children aren’t playing at the beach.

Kāore te waka hei tai.
The boat will not be by the sea.

Kāore te kōtiro hei te taha matau.
The girl will not be on the right-hand side.

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog isn’t in front of the car.

Kāore te kuri i mua i te waka.
The dog was not in front of the car.

Kāore te maunga i tua i te awa.
The mountain isn’t beyond the river.

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house was not over there.

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat was not inside the house.

Kāore ngā tamariki hei waenganui i te papa tākaro.
The children will not be in the middle of the playground.

Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tūru.
The shoes were not under the chair.

Kāore te tēpu i muri i te whare.
The table was not behind the house.

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car isn’t on the left-hand side.

Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children aren’t in the middle of the road.

Kāore te waka i uta.
The boat isn’t ashore.

Kāore ngā tamariki i tātahi e tākaro ana.
The children were not playing at the beach.

Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.

Kāore te waka i tai.
The boat isn’t by the sea.

Kāore tō whānau hei tāwāhi.
Your family will not be overseas.

Kāore i runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen isn't (or wasn't) on the table.

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat isn’t inside the house.

Kāore ngā tāngata hei tātahi e whakatā ana.
The people will not be relaxing at the beach.

Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.

Kāore ngā tūru hei korā.
The chairs will not be over there.

Kāore te rorohiko i runga i te tēpu.
The computer was not on the table.

Kāore tō waea hei konā.
Your phone will not be there (by you).

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

Kāore ngā maunga i tawhiti.
The mountains aren’t in the distance.

Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books aren’t on the right-hand side.

Kāore ngā hū i raro i te tūru.
The shoes aren’t under the chair.

Kāore ngā pukapuka i reira.
The books were not there.

Kāore ngā pukapuka i reira.
The books aren’t there.

Kāore te motokā i te taha mauī.
The car was not on the left-hand side.

Kāore a Kauri rāua ko Aroha i runga i te atamira.
Kauri and Kauri are not on the stage.

Kāore ngā tamariki i waenganui i te rori.
The children were not in the middle of the road.

Kāore te whare hei tawhiti.
The house will not be in the distance.

Kāore ngā kai hei waho i te pāmu.
The food will not be outside the farm.

Kāore te manu hei runga i te rākau.
The bird will not be on the tree.

Kāore tō pukapuka i konā.
Your book was not there (by you).

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog was not outside the house.

Kāore ngā pukapuka i te taha matau.
The books were not on the right-hand side.

Kāore te whare i korā.
The house isn’t over there.

Kāore ngā ngeru hei konei.
The cats will not be here.

Kāore te kuri i waho i te whare.
The dog isn’t outside the house.

Kāore te pirihimana hei roto i te waka.
The policeman will not be in the car.

Kāore te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman was not in the car.

Kāore ngā tamariki i konei.
The children were not here.

Kāore te tēpu i muri i te whare.
The table isn’t behind the house.

Kāore te tāne hei roto i te whare.
The man will not be inside the house.

Kāore te pukapuka hei reira.
The book will not be there.

Kāore tō pukapuka i konā.
Your book isn’t there (by you).

Kāore te tama hei te taha mauī.
The boy will not be on the left-hand side.

Kāore ngā waka hei uta.
The boats will not be ashore.

Kāore i runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is not on the table.

Kāore te pene i runga i te tēpu.
The pen is not on the table.