Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 4
Not to, not with, not against - ...kaua ki...

We need a clause before using "kaua ki".

Hoake tātou ki Ahuriri, kaua ki Heretaunga.
Let's all go to Napier, let's not go to Hastings.

Pataina te parāoa ki tre naihi kaua ki te pune iti.
Butter the bread with a knife, not a teaspoon.

Whakakīngia te waka ki te hinu kaua ki te diesel.
Fill the car up with petrol, not with diesel.