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