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