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The agent emphatic uses nā... i... in the past to say that someone did something. It is used to focus on who was responsible for or performed an action, with nā marking the agent and i marking the past-tense verb.
Nāku te kēmu i tākaro.
I was the one who played the game.
Nā ngā tamariki te kēmu i tākaro.
It was the children who played the game.
The agent emphatic negated with ehara i...:
Ehara i a au te kēmu i tākaro.
I was not the one who played the game.
Ehara i ngā tamariki te kēmu i tākaro.
It was not the children who played the game.
Ehara i a au ngā hū i hoko.
I didn’t buy the shoes.
Ehara i a rāua te whare i hanga.
They didn’t build the house.Ehara i a koe te whare i whakapai.
You did not clean the house.He pai ake tō tīma i tōku tīma.
Your team is better than my team.Ehara i a au te hui i whakarite.
I didn’t organize the meeting.Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu.
You were not the one who cooked the food.Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.Ehara i ngā tamariki ngā mea tākaro i whakangaro.
The children didn’t lose the toys.Ehara i a rātou te whare i whakapai.
They didn’t clean the house.Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.Ehara i a Hine te kōrero i kī.
Hine didn’t make the statement.Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.Ehara i a au te motokā i horoi.
I didn’t wash the car.Ehara i a rāua ngā pirihimana i whawhai.
They didn’t fight with the police.Ehara i āku tamariki ngā kākau i pōkai.
My children didn't fold the clothes.Ehara i Pāora te hui i whakarite.
Pāora didn't organise the hui.Ehara i te kaiako ngā tauira i whakaako.
The teacher didn’t teach the students.Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.Ehara i a au te ngeru i hoko.
I didn’t buy the cat.Ehara i te kaiako ngā ture i kī.
The teacher didn’t state the rules.Ehara i ahau te kai i tunu.
It was not me who cooked the food.Ehara i a ia te kai i tunu.
She was not the one who cooked the food.Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu inapō.
You didn't cook our food last night.Ehara i a ia tō māua waka i whakatika.
He didn't fix our car.Ehara i a Pita ngā kī i mau.
Pita didn’t hold the keys.Ehara i a au ngā rīhi i horoi.
I didn’t wash the dishes.Ehara i a au ia i kōrero.
I didn’t speak to him/her.Ehara i a au te kōrero i kī atu ki a koe.
I didn’t tell you.Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.Ehara i a au te reta i tuhituhi.
I didn’t write the letter.Ehara i ngā tauira te whakaaturanga i whakarite.
The students didn’t prepare the presentation.Ehara i a Hōne te pouaka i hanga.
Hōne didn’t build the box.Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā tamariki i whakaako.
The teachers didn’t teach the children.Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children from school.Ehara i te pirihimana te tāhae i hopu.
The policeman didn’t catch the thief.Ehara i a ia te keke i tunu.
He/She didn’t bake the cake.Ehara i a au te kai i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the food.Ehara i tō māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.Ehara i ngā tāngata te whānau i āwhina.
The people didn’t help the family.Ehara i te kōtiro te waiata i waiata.
The girl didn’t sing the song.