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Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

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.

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Ehara i a au tēnei kāri nama.
This credit card is not mine.

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle does not belong to the students.

Ehara i a au tēnei pukapuka.
This book does not belong to me.

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper does not belong to the students.

Ehara i a koe tēnei motokā.
This car is not yours.

Ehara i a au tēnei waka rererangi.
This airplane is not mine.

Ehara a Hemi Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.

Ehara i a au tēnei whare.
This house is not mine.

Ehara no Paikea a Honi.
Honi is not descended from Paikea.

Ehara i a au tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not mine.

Ehara i a Hine tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to Hine.

Ehara i te marae ēnei tūru.
These chairs do not belong to the marae.

Ehara i rāua māmā tēnei.
This does not belong to their mother.

Ehara tōku pāpā Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.

Ehara i a Pita tēnei kāmera.
This camera does not belong to Pita.

Ehara ēnei tamariki i tōku hoa.
These are not the children of my friend.

Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.

Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka e rua.
The two books do not belong to them.

Ehara au konei.
I am not from here.

Ehara i ngā tamariki tēnei tāwhiri.
This kite does not belong to the children.

Ehara ōku tūpuna Kotirangi, Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.

Ehara na tōku hoa Pākehā ēnei tamariki.
These children do not belong to my Pākehā friend.

Ehara i a koe tēnei kuri.
This dog does not belong to you.

Ehara a Rangi Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.

Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.

Ehara i a koe tēnei kapu.
This cup does not belong to you.

Ehara i a Mere tēnei tūru.
This chair does not belong to Mere.

Ehara i a ia te pōtae .
The hat is not his.

Ehara i a au tēnei waka ātea.
This spaceship is not mine.

Ehara i a koe tēnei rorohiko.
This computer does not belong to you.

Ehara tōku hoa Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.

Ehara i a Mere tēnei rāpeti.
This rabbit does not belong to Mere.

Ehara no Poneke a Taika.
Taika does not come from Wellington.

Ehara koe tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?

Ehara tōna whaea Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.

Ehara māmā Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?

Ehara a Mere Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.

Ehara i te whānau tēnei whenua.
This land does not belong to the family.

Ehara i a au te whare iti.
The small house is not mine.

Ehara i te whānau tēnei whare.
This house does not belong to the family.

Ehara i a Niko tēnei.
This does not belong to Niko.

Ehara tōku hoa Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.

Ehara i a au tēnei motokā.
This car is not mine.

Ehara a Hemi te rohe o Te Arawa.
Hemi is not from the Te Arawa region.

Ehara koe tēhea rohe?
Which region are you not from?

Ehara tēnei i a au.
That is not mine.

Ehara tōku kuia Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.

Ehara i a ia tēnei.
This does not belong to him.

Ehara a Rangi Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.

Ehara i a au ngā .
The keys are not mine.

Ehara rāua Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.

Ehara rāua Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.

Ehara i ngā tamariki te papa tākaro.
The playground does not belong to the children.

Ehara i a au tēnei motopaika.
This motorbike is not mine.

Ehara i a mātou ngā taputapu.
The tools do not belong to us.

Ehara koe Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?

Ehara tōku pāpā Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.