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A negative command ("Don't look! Don't go!") is expressing using kaua e...
Kaua e oma!
Don't run!
Kaua e patu!
Don't hit!
When giving commands ("run!" "sit") the e is only used when the verb is two syllables. If the verb has three or more syllables, the e is not used. Also, if the verb is followed by mai, iho, ake or atu, the e is not used:
E oma!
Run!
Oma atu!
Run away!
Whakarongo!
Listen!
However, when using negative commands, the e is always used, regardless of how long the verb is and whether or not mai, ihi, etc are used:
Kaua e oma atu!
Do not run away!
Kaua e whakarongo!
Do not listen!
Kaua e whakarongo ki āna tohutohu.
Don't listen to her instructions.Kaua e kato i ēnā putiputi!
Don't pick those flowers.Kaua e moe!
Don't sleep!Kaua e pātuhi i te wā o te akoranga.
Don't text during the lesson.Kaua e tunu i te kina!
Don't cook sea-eggs!Kaua e waiho ngā rīhi mō āpōpō.
Don't leave the dishes until tomorrow.Kaua e maranga!
Don't get up!Kaua e haere ki tērā piko o te awa.
Don't go to that bend in the river.Kaua e pōuri.
Don't be sad.Kaua e tuhi ki runga i te tēpu.
Don't write on the table.Kaua e patu i tō teina!
Don't hit your younger sibling.Kaua e noho iho!
Don't sit down!Kaua e takahi tikanga.
Do not disregard customs.Kaua e kai pia ngaungau ki te kura.
Don't chew gum at school.Kaua e tangi, e te tau.
Don't cry my darling.Kaua e hoatu te māripi ki a Mia.
=Don't give the knife to Mia.Kaua e hoihoi!
Don't be noisy!Kaua e pēnā!
Don't be like that!Kaua e tunua te ika.
Don't cook the fish.Kaua e wareware ki te kopa moni e Mā.
Don't forget your wallet, Mā.Kaua e tangi.
Don't cry.Kaua e tukuna to taiapa.
Don't let go of the fence.Kaua e titiro atu!
Don't look over there!Kaua e kōrero pēnā mō Aria.
Don't talk like that about Aria.Kaua e āwangawanga.
Be strong.Kaua e tūreiti.
Don't be late.Kaua e kai i te tohorā!
Don't eat whale!Kaua e awangawanga!
Don't worry!Kaua e haere atu i konei!
Do not leave here!Kaua e inu!
Don't drink!Kaua e oho!
Don't wake up!Kaua kōrua e haere.
You two don't go.Kaua e titiiro mai!
Do not look here!Kaua e kata ki a māua.
Don't laugh at us.Kaua e māngere.
Don't be lazy.Kaua e haere atu!
Don't go away!Kaua e riri mai ki a au.
Don't be angry with me.Kaua e pukuriri - kia tau.
Don't be angry. Chill out.Kaua te ika e tunua.
Don't cook the fish.Kaua e ngau tuarā!
Don't talk abut someone behind their back!Kaua e haere.
Don't go!Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.Kaua e whakamā. Karawhiua!
Don't be shy. Give it a go!Kaua e wareware tā tātou hui ā tēnei Rātapu.
Don't forget our meeting this Sunday.Kaua e kuhu mai ki roto!
Don't come inside!Kaua e waiho ngā hīti.
Don't leave the sheets.Kaua e mānukanuka.
Don't be anxious.Kaua e titiro ake!
Don't look up!Kaua e āwangawanga.
Don't be anxious.Kaua e whakatoi ki a ia.
Don't be cheeky to her.Kaua e titiro mai!
Don't look here!Kaua e homai ngā whakautu.
Don't give me the answers.Kaua e mataku.
Don't be scared.Kaua e puta ki waho.
Don't go outside.Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
Don't stand on that chair!Kaua e moe roa!
Don't sleep in!Ei. Kaua e ngaungau.
Ouch. Don't bite.Kaua e waiho ō hū ki konā.
Don't leave your shoes there.Kaua e kōrero me tōu waha e kī ana!
Don't speak with your mouth full!Āta noho. Kaua e oreore.
Sit still. Don't fidget.Kaua e waiata!
Don't sing!Kaua e oma atu!
Don't run away!Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
It was decided not to kill him with a club.Kaua e rūkahu!
Don't talk rubbish!Kia āta kai. Kaua e hao.
Eat slowly. Don't be greedy.Kaua e oma ki a Amaru!
Do not run to Amaru!Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.Kaua e tū ki te kai.
Don't stand and eat.Kaua e riri.
Don't be angry.Kaua e whakahīhī.
Don't be arrogant.Kaua e haere!
Don't go!Kaua e tatari i te kēti!
Don't wait at the gate!Kaua e mātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata i te ao, i te pō!
Don't watch television day and night!Kaua e whakarongo ki a ia!
Do not listen to him!Kaua e tapahia te parāoa.
Don't slice the bread.Kaua e māngere, mahia atu!
Don't be lazy, give it heaps!Kaua e kino ki a ia.
Don't be bad to him.Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.Kaua e oma!
Don't run!Kaua e homai te mea nā.
Don't pass me that thing.Kaua e tū!
Don't stand up!Kaua e omaoma ki roto i te whare.
Don't run in the house.Kaua e hōhā.
Don't be angry.Kaua e kohi i te pāua iti!
Don't gather small pāua.Kaua e noho!
Don't sit down!Kaua e haere mai!
Don't come here!Kaua e kai!
Don't eat!Kaua e karo!
Don't dodge!