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kaua - negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

kaua e - don't

Me kai i te rūma kai, kaua e kai i rūma moe.
You should eat in the dining room not in your bedroom.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Āta noho. Kaua e oreore.
Sit still. Don't fidget.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea te patu.
It was decided not to kill him with a club.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Ei. Kaua e ngaungau.
Ouch. Don't bite.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kia āta kai. Kaua e hao.
Eat slowly. Don't be greedy.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Engari ka whakaarotia kia kaua e whakamatea te patu.
But it was decided that [he] would not be killed with a weapon.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kia kaua e ngāwari reo.
Don't speak gently.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kaua e kātia te kuaha kia kaua e uru mai te hau.
Don't close the door to prevent the wind from coming in.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Ko te nuinga ia i mea kia kāua e hoea ki te taua.
The majority, however, said that they should not paddle off to a hostile expedition.
Kia for second verb after a passive - kia

Ka tohe ia ki a Pou kia kaua e haere mai.
He urged Pou not to come.

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