Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 4
Not that - kaua ko.. tēnei, tēnā, tērā

I moe ia i a Pare, kaua ko Kiri.
You should marry Pare, not Kiri.

Kōrero mai tō whakapapa, kaua ko tō pepeha.
Tell me your whakapapa, not your pepeha.

Kōrero mai tō whakapapa, kaua rawa ko tō pepeha.
Tell me your whakapapa, definitely not your pepeha.

Me hoko kode i tēnei, kaua ko tērā.
You should buy this, not that.

I moe ia i a Pare, kaua rawa ko Kiri.
You should marry Pare, absolutely not Kiri!