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The agent emphatic uses nā... i... in the past to say that someone did something. It is used to focus on who was responsible for or performed an action, with nā marking the agent and i marking the past-tense verb.
Nāku te kēmu i tākaro.
I was the one who played the game.
Nā ngā tamariki te kēmu i tākaro.
It was the children who played the game.
The agent emphatic negated with ehara i...:
Ehara i a au te kēmu i tākaro.
I was not the one who played the game.
Ehara i ngā tamariki te kēmu i tākaro.
It was not the children who played the game.
Ehara i a au ngā hū i hoko.
I didn’t buy the shoes.
Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.Ehara i a au te hui i whakarite.
I didn’t organize the meeting.Ehara i a rātou te whare i whakapai.
They didn’t clean the house.Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu inapō.
You didn't cook our food last night.Ehara i tō māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.Ehara i a Hōne te pouaka i hanga.
Hōne didn’t build the box.Ehara i a ia tō māua waka i whakatika.
He didn't fix our car.Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.Ehara i ngā tauira te whakaaturanga i whakarite.
The students didn’t prepare the presentation.Ehara i a Pita ngā kī i mau.
Pita didn’t hold the keys.Ehara i a au te ngeru i hoko.
I didn’t buy the cat.Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.Ehara i a rāua ngā pirihimana i whawhai.
They didn’t fight with the police.Ehara i a au ngā rīhi i horoi.
I didn’t wash the dishes.He pai ake tō tīma i tōku tīma.
Your team is better than my team.Ehara i āku tamariki ngā kākau i pōkai.
My children didn't fold the clothes.Ehara i a ia te kai i tunu.
She was not the one who cooked the food.Ehara i a au te kōrero i kī atu ki a koe.
I didn’t tell you.Ehara i te kōtiro te waiata i waiata.
The girl didn’t sing the song.Ehara i a rāua te whare i hanga.
They didn’t build the house.Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.Ehara i te kaiako ngā ture i kī.
The teacher didn’t state the rules.Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu.
You were not the one who cooked the food.Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā tamariki i whakaako.
The teachers didn’t teach the children.Ehara i a au ia i kōrero.
I didn’t speak to him/her.Ehara i a Hine te kōrero i kī.
Hine didn’t make the statement.Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children from school.Ehara i ngā tamariki ngā mea tākaro i whakangaro.
The children didn’t lose the toys.Ehara i a koe te whare i whakapai.
You did not clean the house.Ehara i ahau te kai i tunu.
It was not me who cooked the food.Ehara i a ia te keke i tunu.
He/She didn’t bake the cake.Ehara i ngā tāngata te whānau i āwhina.
The people didn’t help the family.Ehara i Taika te hui i whakarite.
Taika didn't organise the hui.Ehara i a au te reta i tuhituhi.
I didn’t write the letter.Ehara i te kaiako ngā tauira i whakaako.
The teacher didn’t teach the students.Ehara i te pirihimana te tāhae i hopu.
The policeman didn’t catch the thief.Ehara i a au te kai i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the food.Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.