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Māori Grammar

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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.

See also:

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

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

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

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

Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.

Ehara no Te Tai Tokerau a Tawa.
Tawa does not come from the Northland region.

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

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

Ehara rāua nō Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.

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

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

Ehara tō māmā nō Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Rangi nō Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.

Ehara a Hemi nō Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Rangi nō Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.

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

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

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

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

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

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