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