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Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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!