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