Māori Grammar

Ēhara i a Ponga te hē nei.
The fault is not Ponga's.

Ehara a Pāora i te kaiako.
Pāora isn't a teacher.

Ehara koe i te tangata poto.
You aren't a short person.

Ehara i a mātou te kai i tunu.
We did not cook the food.

Ehara tēnā pereti i te wera.
That plate is not hot.

Ehara i a ia te whare i whakapai.
She did not clean the house.

Ehara tēnei i te hokomaha.
This is not a supermarket.

Ehara koe i te hoa pai.
You are not a good friend.

Ehara i a rātou ngā manuhiri i pōhiri.
They didn't welcome the guests.

Ehara tōku pāpā i te rangatira.
My father is not a leader.

Ehara tērā i te mea tawhito.
That is not the old one.

Ehara te kaiako i te kaikōrero.
The teacher is not a speaker.

Ehara i a Aria ēnei putiputi i katokato.
Aria didn't pick these flowers.

Ehara koe i te tangata mākoko.
You're not a lazy person.

Ehara ia i te pēpi.
He isn't a baby.

Ehara ia i te hamo pango.
She's not a coward.

Ehara ia i te wahine atamai.
She is not a clever woman.

Ehara au i te ākonga.
I am not a student.

Ehara tāu i tēnā.
That one is not yours.

Ehara ngā tamariki i te kaitākaro.
The children are not athletes.

Ehara tērā i te kārearea, he kāhu kē.
That is not a falcon, it is actually a hawk.

Ehara tēnā i te whakaaro pai e tama.
That's not a good idea guys.

Ehara! Mōhio au ki te pātai, kāore au i te mōhio ki te whakautu!
On the contrary! I know the question, I don't know the answer!

Ehara tō hoa i te tangata anuhea.
Your friend isn't an ugly person.

Ehara i a koe te whare i whakapai.
You did not clean the house.

Ehara a Hera i te matua.
Hera is not a parent.

Ehara i a au te pōtae nei.
This hat is not mine.

Ehara ērā i te ngeru.
Those are not cats.

Ehara tērā i a Mia, ko Ataahua kē.
That person is not Mia, it is Ataahua.

Ehara a Rangi i te pirihimana.
Rangi is not a policeman.

Ehara koe i te āwhina.
You are not a helper.

Ehara te teina i te tohunga whakairo.
The younger one is not a master carver.

Ehara tērā wahine i te kaiako.
That woman isn't a teacher.

Ehara ia i te tāne ranginamu.
He is not a handsome man.

Ehara au i te kaiako.
I am not a teacher.

Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.

Ehara tēnei i te papa tākaro.
This is not a playground.

Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara, he rimu kē.
That is not a tōtara, it's actually a rimu.

Ehara ērā i ngā mea tawhito.
Those are not the old ones.

Ehara tērā rākau i te tōtara.
That tree is not a tōtara.

Ehara a Koa i te tangata mahi kai.
Koa isn't a hunter-gatherer-grower of food.

Ehara āu i ēnā.
Those ones are not yours.

Ehara i a au te karakia i taki.
I was not the one who recited the prayer.

Ehara ia i te kaitākaro whutupōro.
She is not a rugby player.

Ehara tērā i te ngeru.
That is not a cat.

Ehara ēnei i te ara kikino.
These are not bad roads.

Ehara a Ari rāua ko Ani i te mātua.
Ari and Ani are not parents.

Ehara a Rangi i te tangata pakari.
Rangi is not a mature person.

Ehara tōku whaea i te kuia.
My mother is not an elder.

Ehara ōna waka i a Aotea, i a Tākitimu, i a Mataaua.
Aotea, Tākitimu and Mataaua are not his canoes.

Ehara rāua i te kaiwhakaako.
They are not teachers.

Ehara mō Māui taku kōrero.
My talk is not about Māui.

Ehara tēnei i te ara kino.
This is not a bad road.

Ehara rāua i te ākonga.
They aren't students.

Ehara ia i te tamaiti kaha.
He is not a strong child.

Ehara te ākonga i te māngai.
The student is not a representative.

Ehara i a au te whare i whakapai.
I didn't clean the house.

Ehara tērā i a Hēmi.
That is not Hēmi.

Ehara a Aroha i te kaitaraiwa pahi.
Aroha is not a bus driver.

Ehara ia i te tangata.
Ehara is not a man.

Ehara ia i te nēhi.
She is not a nurse.

Ehara tēnei mahi i te mahi ngāwari.
This work isn't easy work.

Ehara tērā tāne i te rangatira.
That man is not the boss.

Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua.
This is not a difficult task.

Ehara ia i te kaiako.
He is not a teacher.

Ehara tērā i te Pirimia.
That's not the Prime Minister.

Ehara ia i te tangata atawhai.
He is not a kind person.

Ehara koe i te tangata mohio.
You are not a knowledgeable person.

Ehara koe i te kaikōrero.
You are not a speaker.

Ehara i te mīti kau (te hapa pai ki a au).
It's not meat (the dinner that I like).

Ehara te manu pango i te manu māori.
The blackbird is not a native bird.

Ehara i te miti kau te hapa pai ki a au.
It's not meat that I like for dinner.

Ehara te tāne i te kaihanga.
The man is not a builder.

Ehara tēnei i te motokā.
This is not a car.

Ehara ngā tēina i te tohunga whakairo.
The younger ones are not master carvers.

Ehara māu te kai nei.
This food isn't for you.

Ehara a Mere i te kaiako nui.
Mere is not an important teacher.