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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara rāua nō Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara au nō konei.
I am not from here.

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

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

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 rāua nō Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.

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

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

Ehara no Taranaki a Hera.
Hera does not come from Taranaki.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara nāku tēnei.
That is not mine.

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

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

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