Māori Grammar

Kāore he tamaiti i whānau.
No child is born.

Kāore a Hemi i haere ki te whare pikitia.
Hemi did not go to the cinema.

Kāore te tama i oma ki te kura.
The boy did not run to school.

Kāore ngā wāhine i noho ki te marae.
The women did not stay at the marae.

Kāore ngā tamariki i kai i te parāoa.
The children did not eat the bread.

Kāore au i kite i te kurī i te pāmu.
I did not see the dog at the farm.

Kāore a Rangi i hoko i te waka.
Rangi did not buy the car.

Kāore mātou i haere ki te tāone.
We did not go to town.

Kāore ia i oma.
She didn't run.

Kāore māua i whakatā i te whare.
We did not rest at the house.

Kāore ia i tunu i te kai.
He didn't cook the food.

Did you go to the shop?
Did you not go to the shop?

Kāore ia i pānui i tāna mahi-ā-kāinga.
He didn't read his homework.

Kāore au i hōhā i a koe.
I wasn't upset with you.

Kāore a Mia i hīkoi ki te kura.
Mia didn't walk to school.

Kāore au i maumahara ki te haora o te pahi tuatahi.
I can't remember the time of the first bus.

Did you see the policeman?
Did you not see the policeman?

Kāore ahau i haere me Koa.
I did not go with Koa.

Kāore ia i pānui i tāna mahi-ā-kāinga.
He didn't read his homework.

Did they sing at the gathering?
Did they not sing at the gathering?

Kāore ngā kōtiro i whakaaro he hangarau, engari i kata he tama.
None of the girls thought it was funny, but a boy laughed.