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A passive sentence is one which describes something being done something, such as "the boy was hit" or "the song was sung". In te reo Māori this is indicated by a passive ending on the verb:
Kei te aroha te whaea ki te tamaiti.
The mother loves the child. (active)
Kei te arohaina te tamaiti e tōna whaea.
The child is loved by his mother. (passive)
To negate a passive sentence, we begin with kāore.
Kāore anō ngā rīhi kia horoia e ngā tamariki.
The dishes have not been washed by the children.Kāore a Mia i te whāia.
Mia is not being chased.Kāore te pepa i te tāia e te kaituhi.
The paper is not being printed by the author.Kāore a Tame i te whāia e rātou.
Tame is not being chased by them.Kāore te āporo e tohia e Mere.
The apple will not be picked by Mere.Kāore te pātītī i tapahia e au.
The grass was not cut by me.Kāore te hoa i te āwhinatia e au.
The friend is not being helped by me.Kāore te tatau e tuwherahia e te kaiako.
The door will not be opened by the teacher.Kāore te ngeru i whāngaia e a Rangi.
The cat was not fed by Rangi.Kāore anō kia kitea e ia tāna tamāhine.
He has not yet found his daughter.Kāore te mahi i mahia e ngā tamariki.
The work was not done by the children.Kāore anō te pātītī kia tapahia e au.
The grass has not been cut by me.Kāore te waiata i waiatatia e ngā tauira.
The song was not sung by the students.Kāore te wharepaku e kīia e ngā manuhiri.
The bathroom will not be used by the guests.Kāore te pōro i te tākarohia e ngā tamariki.
The ball is not being played with by the children.Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro iti.
The little girl has not yet been found.Kāore anō te reta kia tuhia e Hine.
The letter has not been written by Hine.Kāore rāua i whāia e Manu.
They were not chased by Manu.Kāore te mōhiohio i te riro e te pirihimana.
The information is not being received by the policeman.Kāore te whare e whakatikahia e ngā kaimahi.
The house will not be fixed by the workers.Kāore anō aua nanakia kia whiua.
Those rascals have not yet been punished.Kāore te papa i te tahia e ia.
The floor is not being swept by him/her.Kāore te kōtiro i te kitea e tōna māmā.
The girl is not being seen by her mother.Kāore ia i te kimihia e ōna hoa.
His friends aren't looking for him.Kāore tēnei e tukua kia haere e ia.
She won't let this one go.Kāore te kaupapa i te kōrerohia e te kaiako.
The topic is not being discussed by the teacher.Kāore ngā hū i hokona e Hōne.
The shoes were not bought by Hōne.Kāore te ngeru e patua e te kurī.
The cat will not be attacked by the dog.Kāore te kēmu e whakatauria e te kaiwawao.
The game will not be decided by the referee.Kāore te papa e whakapaingia e ngā tamariki.
The floor will not be cleaned by the children.Kāore te waka e tāria e ngā kaiako.
The car will not be waited for by the teachers.Kāore anō kia kitea te kōtiro a ngā kaikimi.
The girl has not yet ben found by the searchers.