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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 au te motokā i horoi.
I didn’t wash the car.Ehara i a Hine te kōrero i kī.
Hine didn’t make the statement.Ehara i a rāua ngā pukapuka i whakahoki.
They didn’t return the books.Ehara i a au ia i kōrero.
I didn’t speak to him/her.Ehara i ngā tāngata te whānau i āwhina.
The people didn’t help the family.Ehara i a au ngā rīhi i horoi.
I didn’t wash the dishes.Ehara i a Pita ngā kī i mau.
Pita didn’t hold the keys.Ehara i a au te kai i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the food.Ehara i te kōtiro te waiata i waiata.
The girl didn’t sing the song.Ehara i ahau ngā hōiho i whāngai i tēnei ata.
I didn't feed the horses this morning.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 ngā tauira te whakaaturanga i whakarite.
The students didn’t prepare the presentation.Ehara i a au te pukapuka i tiki.
I didn’t fetch the book.Ehara i a ia te kai i tunu.
She was not the one who cooked the food.Ehara i a au te kōrero i kī atu ki a koe.
I didn’t tell you.Ehara i te kaiako ngā tauira i whakaako.
The teacher didn’t teach the students.Ehara i ngā tamariki ngā mea tākaro i whakangaro.
The children didn’t lose the toys.Ehara i a koe te whare i whakapai.
You did not clean the house.Ehara i te pirihimana te tāhae i hopu.
The policeman didn’t catch the thief.Ehara i a rātou te whare i whakapai.
They didn’t clean the house.Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā tamariki i whakaako.
The teachers didn’t teach the children.Ehara i āku tamariki ngā kākau i pōkai.
My children didn't fold the 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 a rāua te whare i hanga.
They didn’t build the house.Ehara i te tama ngā mea tākaro i tiki.
The boy didn’t fetch the toys.Ehara i ahau te kai i tunu.
It was not me who cooked the food.He pai ake tō tīma i tōku tīma.
Your team is better than my team.Ehara i Rangi te hui i whakarite.
Rangi didn't organise the hui.Ehara i a au te hui i whakarite.
I didn’t organize the meeting.Ehara i a rāua ngā pirihimana i whawhai.
They didn’t fight with the police.Ehara i a ia ngā tamariki i tiki i te kura.
He/She didn’t pick up the children from school.Ehara i a koe te kai i tunu.
You were not the one who cooked the food.Ehara i a mātou ngā kai katoa i kai.
We didn’t eat all the food.Ehara i tō māua pāpā tēnei keke i tunu.
Our father didn't cook this cake.Ehara i a au te reta i tuhituhi.
I didn’t write the letter.Ehara i a au te pēke i kawe.
I didn’t carry the bag.Ehara i a ia te keke i tunu.
He/She didn’t bake the cake.Ehara i tōku hoa ō māua kākahu i horoi.
My friend didn't wash our clothes.