Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 4
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Kāore koe i rongo i te rū? Karekau!
Didn't you feel the earthquake? No, I didn't!

Kāore koe i te paku aroha ki a ia? Kore kau.
Don't you feel just a little bit sorry for him? Nope!

Kāore kau he rorohiko i ērā wā.
There were no computers whatsoever in those days.

I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.

Kāore kau he tiakarete i te pouaka - kua pau kē.
There are absolutely no chocolates in the box - they have all been eaten.

Karekau aku tōkena mā.
I've got absolutely no clean socks.

Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don't want a casino to be built here.

Korekau ōna painga.
It has got no redeeming features whatsoever.