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e kore - will not

Kāore e kore ka toa te kapa Ōpango.
The All Blacks will almost certainly win.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kāore e kore ko Roimata te kaikaranga.
Roimata will no doubt be the kaikaranga.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kāore e kore kua pau ngā tīkiti.
The tickets have no doubt sold out.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kāore e kore Hema ia i kōrero.
It was doubtless Hema who told him.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Kāore e kore te whakaaetia o tana tono.
Her request will almost certainly be granted.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Mehemea ko au, e kore au e whakaae. Heoi anō, ko koe te rangatira, ehara i a au.
If it were me, I wouldn't agree to it. Still / However, you're the boss, not me.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō

He aha tātou e kore ai e kai i puaa āpōpō?
Why won't we be eating pork tomorrow?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...

He aha te heihei e kore ai e whakawhiti i te rori.
Why won't the chicken cross the road?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...

He aha koe e kore nei e moe?
Why aren't you sleeping?
Why aren't... - he aha... e kore nei e...

He hono tangata e kore e motu; ka pa he taura waka e motu.
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.

Kua kai ahau i te toroī? E kore rawa!
Have I eaten toroī! Never!

Atu i tēnei , e kore au e inu.
From today, I will never drink.

He kokonga whare ka kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea.
You can see the corners of a house, but you cannot see into the recesses of the heart.

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