Māori Grammar
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If a verb has one or two syllables, when giving a command, the verb is preceeded by e:
E tū!
Stand up!
E noho!
Sit down.
If the verb has three or more syllables, we do not need the e:
Whakarongo!
Listen!
Kaua e titiro atu!
Don't look over there!Kaua e waiho ngā hīti.
Don't leave the sheets.Kaua e mānukanuka.
Don't be anxious.Kaua e māngere, mahia atu!
Don't be lazy, give it heaps!Kaua e titiro ake!
Don't look up!Kaua e titiro ki te maunga!
Don't look at the mountain!Kaua e moe roa!
Don't sleep in!Kaua e haere ki tērā piko o te awa.
Don't go to that bend in the river.Kaua e kōrero me tōu waha e kī ana!
Don't speak with your mouth full!Kaua e patu i tō teina!
Don't hit your younger sibling.Kaua e whakatoi ki a ia.
Don't be cheeky to her.Kaua kōrua e haere.
You two don't go.Kaua e omaoma ki roto i te whare.
Don't run in the house.Kaua e mātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata i te ao, i te pō!
Don't watch television day and night!Kaua e rūkahu!
Don't talk rubbish!Kaua e haere atu!
Don't go away!Kaua e kato i ēnā putiputi!
Don't pick those flowers.Kaua e pātuhi i te wā o te akoranga.
Don't text during the lesson.Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.Kaua e hoatu te māripi ki a Aroha.
=Don't give the knife to Aroha.Kaua e pukuriri - kia tau.
Don't be angry. Chill out.Kaua e whakahīhī.
Don't be arrogant.Kaua e waiho ō hū ki konā.
Don't leave your shoes there.Kaua e waiho ngā rīhi mō āpōpō.
Don't leave the dishes until tomorrow.Kaua te ika e tunua.
Don't cook the fish.Kaua e kino ki a ia.
Don't be bad to him.Kaua e kohi i te pāua iti!
Don't gather small pāua.Kaua e haere atu i konei!
Do not leave here!Kaua e oma atu!
Don't run away!Kaua e titiiro mai!
Do not look here!Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.
It was decided not to kill him with a club.Kaua e haere mai!
Don't come here!Kāti te whakaputa mōhio.
Stop being a know-it-all.Kaua e ngau tuarā!
Don't talk abut someone behind their back!Kaua e wareware tā tātou hui ā tēnei Rātapu.
Don't forget our meeting this Sunday.Kaua e tiro tītahi pēnā mai.
Don't look sideways at me like that.Kaua e noho iho!
Don't sit down!Kaua e wareware ki te kopa moni e Mā.
Don't forget your wallet, Mā.Kaua e kai pia ngaungau ki te kura.
Don't chew gum at school.Kaua e homai ngā whakautu.
Don't give me the answers.Kaua e tapahia te parāoa.
Don't slice the bread.Kaua e tatari i te kēti!
Don't wait at the gate!Kaua e mataku.
Don't be scared.Kaua e puta ki waho.
Don't go outside.Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
Don't stand on that chair!Āta noho. Kaua e oreore.
Sit still. Don't fidget.Kaua e titiro mai!
Don't look here!Kaua e kōrero pēnā mō Tawa.
Don't talk like that about Tawa.Kaua e kai i te tohorā!
Don't eat whale!Kaua e waiho te raumamao.
Don't leave the remote.Kaua e pēnā!
Don't be like that!Kaua e tunu i te kina!
Don't cook sea-eggs!Kaua e pātai atu ki tō hoa.
Don't ask your friend.Kaua e riri mai ki a au.
Don't be angry with me.Kaua e āwangawanga.
Don't be anxious.Kaua e tautohetohe.
Don't argue.Kaua e pōhēhē he huarahi ngāwari noa iho te huarahi ki te mātauranga.
Don't kid yourself that the path to knowledge is an easy one.Kaua e tuhi ki runga i te tēpu.
Don't write on the table.Kaua e tunua te ika.
Don't cook the fish.Kaua e whakaahua.
Don't take a photograph.Kaua e tū ki te kai.
Don't stand and eat.Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.Kaua e whakatika i tōu rūma.
Don't tidy your room.Kaua e homai te mea nā.
Don't pass me that thing.Kaua e tukuna to taiapa.
Don't let go of the fence.Kaua e awangawanga!
Don't worry!Kaua e tangi, e te tau.
Don't cry my darling.Kaua e kata ki a māua.
Don't laugh at us.Kaua e whakarongo ki āna tohutohu.
Don't listen to her instructions.Kāti te kōrero pēnā.
Stop talking like that.Kaua e whakamā. Karawhiua!
Don't be shy. Give it a go!Kia āta kai. Kaua e hao.
Eat slowly. Don't be greedy.Kaua e homai te pata.
Don't pass me the butter.Kaua e whakarongo ki a ia!
Do not listen to him!Kaua e kuhu mai ki roto!
Don't come inside!Kaua e āwangawanga.
Be strong.Kaua e takahi tikanga.
Do not disregard customs.Kāti te omaoma.
Stop running about.Kaua e oma ki a Tame!
Do not run to Tame!