Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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