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