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Sentence structures beginning with he, ko, nā/nō and mā/mō are negated with ehara (as as possesive sentences).
N-class possives are therefore negated with ehara.
Nāku tēnei pukapua.
This book is mine.
Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.
Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.
Ehara i a koe tēnei kuri.
This dog does not belong to you.Ehara i ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite does not belong to the children.Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.Ehara koe nō tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?Ehara no Paikea a Nikau.
Nikau is not descended from Paikea.Ehara rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.Ehara i a Honi tēnei.
This does not belong to Honi.Ehara koe nō Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?Ehara i a koe tēnei motokā.
This car is not yours.Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.Ehara tōku pāpā nō Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.Ehara a Mere nō Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.Ehara i a au tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is not mine.Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?Ehara i a au tēnei motokā.
This car is not mine.Ehara a Hemi nō te rohe o Te Arawa.
Hemi is not from the Te Arawa region.Ehara tōna whaea nō Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.Ehara i tō rāua māmā tēnei.
This does not belong to their mother.Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.Ehara i a Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit does not belong to Mere.Ehara i te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land does not belong to the family.Ehara i a ia tēnei.
This does not belong to him.Ehara i a Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair does not belong to Mere.Ehara i a au tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not mine.Ehara tōku kuia nō Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.Ehara i a au te whare iti.
The small house is not mine.Ehara i ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground does not belong to the children.Ehara i a au ngā kī.
The keys are not mine.Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.Ehara i a koe tēnei kapu.
This cup does not belong to you.Ehara i a Hine tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to Hine.Ehara a Rangi nō Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.Ehara i a au tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is not mine.Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.Ehara no Poneke a Kauri.
Kauri does not come from Wellington.Ehara rāua nō Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.Ehara i a au tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is not mine.Ehara ōku tūpuna nō Kotirangi, nō Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.Ehara koe nō tēhea rohe?
Which region are you not from?Ehara a Rangi nō Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.Ehara i te whānau tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to the family.Ehara i a Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera does not belong to Pita.Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle does not belong to the students.Ehara i a au tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is not mine.Ehara i a koe tēnei rorohiko.
This computer does not belong to you.Ehara tōku hoa nō Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.Ehara i a au tēnei whare.
This house is not mine.Ehara i a ia te pōtae rā.
The hat is not his.Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper does not belong to the students.