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kore e - not (future)

I pakipaki te katoa me rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāua i ai.
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Mehemea ki te kore e matu makamaka i te pāore, ka tangohia e au.
If you don't stop playing with the ball, I'll take it away.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

E kore e taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi.
The children are unable to wash the dishes.

E kore e ua i tēnei .
It isn't going to rain today.

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

Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.

E kore e mimiti te aroha mōu.
My love for you will never wane.

E kore e ea i te kupu taku aroha mōu.
Words can't express how much I love you.

E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.

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.

He ngenge pea nōu, ka kore e hia kai?
Maybe you are tired, will you not eat?

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