Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

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

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

Ehara tāu i tēnā.
That one is not yours.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara ia i te pēpi.
He isn't a baby.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara āu i ēnā.
Those ones are not yours.

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

Ehara tērā i a Manu, ko Niko kē.
That person is not Manu, it is Niko.

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

Ehara a Tame rāua ko Ataahua i te mātua.
Tame and Ataahua are not parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara tērā i a Hēmi.
That is not Hēmi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara ērā i te ngeru.
Those are not cats.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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