Māori Grammar

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone.
We are unable to walk to town.

Kāore au e taea te tuhituhi i tēnei reta.
I am unable to write this letter.

Kāore koe e taea te mātakitaki i te kiriata.
You are unable to watch the movie.

Kāore koe e taea te kai i ngā āporo?
Are you unable to eat the apples?

Kāore a Hemi e taea te whakahaere i te hui.
Hemi is unable to run the meeting.

Kāore rāua e taea te haere ki te kura?
Are they (two) unable to go to school?

Kāore ngā tāngata e taea te haere mā runga pahi.
The people are unable to travel by bus.

Kāore au e taea te tākaro i te kita.
I am unable to play the guitar.

Kāore ia e taea te whakaako i ngā tamariki?
Is he/she unable to teach the children?

Kāore te kaiako e taea te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is unable to listen to the students.

Kāore ngā tamariki e taea te haere ki te kura.
The children are unable to go to school.

Kāore koe e taea te tākaro i te kita?
Are you unable to play the guitar?

Kāore rāua e taea te mahi tahi.
They are unable to work together.

Kāore te kuri e taea te oma i te papa tākaro.
The dog is unable to run in the playground.

Kāore mātou e taea te hīkoi ki te tāone?
Are we (excluding you) unable to walk to the town?

Kāore taea e au te haere ki te tāone.
I can't go to town.

Kāore e taea e koe.
You are unable.

Kāore i taea e Rāwiri te hāngī te tunu.
Rāwiri was unable to cook the hāngī.

Kāore i taea e Aria te kai te tunu.
Aria is unable to cook food.

Kāore e taea e au te kanikani.
I can't dance.

Kāore e taea e Ari te pātai te whakautu.
Ari is unable to answer the question.

Kāore e taea e au te rakuraku te whakatangi, heoi, ka taea e au i te piana te whakatangi.
I can't play the guitar, however, I can play the piano.

Kāore e taea e ahau te hīkoi nā raro.
I'm not able to work.

Kāore e taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You are unable to fix my car.

Kāore i taea e koe tōku waka te whakatika.
You were unable to fix my car.

Kāore e taea e au te kai te tunu.
I can't cook the food.

Kāore e taea te taraiwa tika me te kai hamupaka anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time eating a hamburger.

Kāore e taea e Pita te rakuraku te whakatangi.
Pita can't play the guitar.

Kāore e taea te taraiwa kia tika me te pātuhi anō.
You can't drive properly whilst at the same time texting.

Kāore e taea e Manu ōna hū te here.
Manu can't tie his shoes.

Kāore e taea e au.
I can't do it.