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