Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat isn’t 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 maunga i tawhiti.
The mountains were not in the distance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.