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