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