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kāore - negative used for verb sentences

Ehara! Mōhio au ki te pātai, kāore au i te mōhio ki te whakautu!
On the contrary! I know the question, I don't know the answer!
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

tētahi Rāmere, kāore ia i tae mai ki te mahi.
One Friday, she didn't turn up for work.
Belonging to the past - nō

E apu kai ana ānō nei kāore e ara te āpōpō.
He was stuffing food into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.
It was as if - ānō nei

I kau, kāore i paku nekeneke. Ānō nei kua whakakōhatutia.
She just stood there and didn't move a whisker. It was as if she'd been turned to stone.
It was as if - ānō nei

Hoatu kōrua ki te whare kai, kāore au e roa.
You two go ahead to the dining room, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koe, kāore ahau e kuhu atu.
You go, I'm not going in.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu kōrua ki te horoi i ngā rīhi, kāore au e roa.
You two go and wash the dishes, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te whare kai, kāore au i te haere.
You guys go on ahead to the dining room, I'm not going.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.
You guys go on ahead into the dining room. I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Kātahi ka tahuna e Manu te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Manu lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Ka keria te māra, kāore i roa ka tipu ngā otaota.
The garden was dug and it wasn't long before the weeds sprouted.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Ka tahuna te ahi, kāore i roa ka mahana te whare.
The fire was lit and it wasn't long before the house got warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

I ngā o mua, kāore tēnei mahi e mahia ana e ngā Māori o Te Kaha.
Formerly, this activity was not performed by the Māori people of Te Kaha.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki te tākuta, kāore ia e hemo i tōna mate.
According to the doctor, her illness isn't terminal.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kāo, kāore e taea e au te whakautu i pātai.
No, I can't answer your question.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Hei kai te mīti , kāore hei mōunu.
That meat is for food, not for bait.
For the purpose of - hei

E whakaae ana ētahi, engari kāore anō ētahi atu kia whakaae.
Some agree, but others have not yet agreed.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I te āhua whakamā au. Kāore au i hari kai atu, i te mea kāore au i tino mōhio ka roa te hui. Ka mutu, ko āku tamariki ngā mea tino kaha ki te kai.
I was a bit embarrassed. I didn't take a plate, because I didn't know it was going to be a long hui. And worse still, it was my kids who polished off most of the food.
...and also, moreover - ...ka mutu

I tēnei , kāore anō kia huaina tēnei wāhi ko Whangaparāoa.
At this time, this place was not yet names Whangaparāoa.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kua kuia mārika au, engari kāore anō kia hauā!
I am indeed old, but not yet disabled!
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō. Kāore anō au kia kai.
Not yet. I have not eaten yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāo, kāore anō au kia tae atu ki reira.
No, I haven't yet been there.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāo, kāore anō au kia kai i te tītī.
No, I haven't yet eaten mutton bird.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

I a Kuikui e tamariki ana, kāore kau he hiko.
When Gran was young, there wasn't any electricity.
When I was young - I a e tamariki ana

Ngā whakapāha, kāore au i te mārama ki kōrero.
My aplogies, I don't understand what you are saying.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

He māia ia. Kāore ia i te mataku.
She is brave. She isn't scared.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ā, kāore au i te mōhio.
Um, I don't know.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāo, kāore au i te tino mārama.
No, I don't quite understand.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

I te tuatahi, kāore te wahine i mahara ki tāna mātāmua.
AT first, the woman did not recognise her first-born.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha te kai kāore e pai ki a koe?
What food do you dislike?
What? - He aha?

Eo! Kāore he o tēnā!
Ow! There's no harm in that!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko ēhea kāore i te haere mai?
Which ones are not coming?
Which - Ko tēhea?

Mehemea ka ua āpōpō, kāore au e haere ki te mahi.
If it rains tomorrow, I won't go to work.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

Kāo, kāore te rimurimu i te kai pai ki a au.
No, seaweed is not the food that I like.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ki te kore te e whiti āpōpō, kāore tātau e haere.
If the sun does not shine tomorrow, we won't go.
If not... - ki te kore...

te whakararu i te tangata kāore he painga i a koe.
It's easy for you to piss people off.
No sweat to you... - Mō te... he painga i a koe...

Kei te haere mai koe, kāore rānei?
Are you coming with us or not?
Or... - ...rānei

Ko wai kāore i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who didn’t do the dishes?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te horoi i te rūma?
Who isn’t cleaning the room?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who didn’t pick up the children from school?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te tunu i te kai?
Who isn’t cooking the food?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who didn’t play at the playground?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i hanga i te whare?
Who didn’t build the house?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i kai i ngā āporo?
Who didn’t eat the apples?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who isn’t helping the teacher?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i hopu i te ika?
Who didn’t catch the fish?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who isn’t playing the game?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who didn’t buy the books?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te whakahaere i te hui?
Who isn’t running the meeting?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i i te kākahu?
Who didn’t pack the clothes?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te waiata i te waiata?
Who isn’t singing the song?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who didn’t show the movie?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare moni ki Whakatipua.
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown.

Kāore, kāore āku tamariki.
No, I don't have children.

Atu i te āhua o ngā kupu, kāore he tino rerekētanga o ēnei tohu e rua nei.
In terms of the meaning of the words, there is no significant difference between these two expressions.

Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei .
No, I don't have children at the moment.

Ko wai kāore i te haere mai?
Who is not coming?

Ko Hēmi kāore i te haere mai.
Hēmi is not coming.

Tika tāu. Kāore i tua atu i tēnā.
That's true. That's the most important thing.

Kāo, kāore anō au ki haere ki Ahuriri.
No, I haven't been to Napier yet.

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