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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 no Paikea a Manu.
Manu is not descended from Paikea.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara tēnei i a au.
That is not mine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 rāua Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.

Ehara au konei.
I am not from here.

Ehara rāua Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara māmā Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?

Ehara a Hemi Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.

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

Ehara no Ōtautahi a Nikau.
Nikau does not come from Christhurch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Rangi Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.

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

Ehara a Rangi Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.