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kāo - no!

- from

E hē! - No! that's wrong!

ehara i te hanga! - it is no ordinary thing!

kāore he tangata - nobody, no one

korekau - nothing, none, absolutely no!

kāre - no, not

hei aha noa iho - there's no point, don't bother!

kāore kau - not at all!; absolutely none!; absolutely no!

karekau - absolutely not!, absolutely no!

horekau - absolutely no!, absolutely not!

Engarī mō tēnā! - No way! I don't think so!

Kāore he painga i a koe! - No sweat to you!

Kāo! Mah! - No! Meh!

He kōrero i pahawa. - All talk, no action!

Rarawe noa iho! - No sweat! We've got this!

Nā whai a. - That explains it! No wonder! That'll be why.

Auare ake! - No way! Not a chance! To no avail!

Ha aha hoki! - No way!

Engari mō tēnā! - No way!

He aha hoki! - No way! Not a chance!

E hawa e hawa! - no way, you're joking, you're kidding!

He aha te aha. - Nothing changes, nothing changed, to no avail, it was a waste of time.

Tino kore nei! - Absolutely no way!

Kua eke. - I've had enough to eat. No more is to be said in this discussion.

Kai a te ahi, kai a te kurī. - Food for the fire... you're no good, just food for the dog.

Kāoere he takunga. - There's no excuse!

He aha to aha! - To no avail! A waste of time!

Tēnā te ringa parahia. - He does the jobs no one else wants to do.

Kei te hiakai au, engari, kore kau he kai!
I am starving, but, there is absolutely no food!
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

I oma mai te katipō raro mai i te takapau.
The spider ran out from under the mat.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Ko Niko taku pāpā. Ngāti Porou ia.
Niko is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Mary taku whaea. Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara au Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ehara a Manu Whanganui.
Manu is not from Whanganui.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko tēnei he reta Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Rakiura a ia, Te Waipounamu au.
He came from Stewart Island, and I came from the South Island.
Belonging to a place - nō

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.
Belonging to a place - nō

Raratonga a ia, Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.
Belonging to a place - nō

Kotirangi Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Kotirangi Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nāku kē ētahi kai i hoko, reira kua pai tātou.
I already bought some food, so we are alright.
Conjuctions - because - nā te mea

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

I turuturu mai te wai runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

whea e ora ngā tāngata o te takutai i tēnā taiāniwhaniwha.
There was no chance of the coastal dwellers surviving that tsunami.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

whea hoki i taea ai!
There's no way that could have been done.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka aroha rātou. hea e oma, hea e huna. - Poor things.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka kimihia he puna wai, whea e kitea.
They looked for a spring, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

He mate kino i pā ohorere ki ōna roro, hea e taea te whakaora.
A serious condition struck her brain without warning, and there was no hope of saving her.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka kimihihia he rūma mōtēra e wātea ana, whea e kitea.
They looked for a vacant motel room, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Ka aroha rātou. whea e oma, whea e huna.
Poor things. There was absolutely nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

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

whea hoki ia e tae mai ai?
There's no way he will get here?
Direction - ...ai

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Tērā pea Niko te motupaika i waho rā.
Perhaps that motorbike outside belongs to Niko.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Mehemea konei koe, e āhei ana koe te tono karahipi i te Poari.
If you're from here, you can or are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Board.
Allowed to do something - āhei

He āhua matatau tonu ia ki te reo Māori, ahakoa tāwāhi kē a ia.
She's a pretty fluent speaker of Māori even though she's from overseas.
Conjunctions - although - ahakoa

Kāore i tua atu i...
There's no one better than...
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku pāpā mō te kaukau.
There's no one better than my father for swimming.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore i tua atu i tōku māmā mō te tunu keke.
There's no one better than my mother for baking cakes.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Kāore he tangata i kō atu i tōku koroua ki ahau.
There's no one better than my grandad in my opinion.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ka nui taku aroha ki a koe.
My love for you knows no bounds.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kāore au e paku pai ki te inu waipiro.
I have no desire to drink alcohol.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He hui āku ki Kirikiriroa, reira me haere au i nāianei.
I have a meeting in Hamilton, so I have to go now.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

He uaua tēnei mahi reira kei te pōuri ahau.
This work is hard, therefore I am sad.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

He māmā tēnei mahi reira kei te harikoa ahau.
This work is easy, therefore I am happy.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei konei koutou reira kei te pukuriri ahau.
You are here, therefore I am angry.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kei rohe kē taku whānau reira kei te mokemoke ahau.
My family is in another region, therefore I am lonely.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

Kua oti taku mahi reira kei te koa ahau.
My work is finished, therefore I'm happy.
Conjugations - therefore - nā reira, nō reira

He kaumātua a Pāora rāua ko Hēmi no tērā marae.
Pāora and Hēmi are elders of that marae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tāokete ia no tāku wāhine.
He is a brother-in-law of my wife.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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

Ehara no Paikea a Honi.
Honi is not descended from Paikea.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara no Taranaki a Taika.
Taika does not come from Taranaki.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara au konei.
I am not from here.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe tēhea rohe?
Which region are you not from?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā Te Tai Tokerau.
My dad is not from the Northland region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara ōku tūpuna Kotirangi, Ingarangi hoki.
My ancestors are not from Scotland or England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Hemi Ōtautahi.
Hemi is not from Christchurch.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara rāua Taranaki.
They are not from Taranaki.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tō māmā Amerika?
Is your mother not from America?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa Kirikiriroa.
My friend is not from Hamilton.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi Ingarangi.
Rangi is not from England.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Mere Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara koe tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara rāua Ngāpuhi.
They are not from Ngāpuhi.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōna whaea Waikato.
His/Her mother is not from Waikato.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Hemi te rohe o Te Arawa.
Hemi is not from the Te Arawa region.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Rangi Tauranga.
Rangi is not from Tauranga.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku kuia Tūhoe.
My grandmother is not from Tūhoe.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore he manu o roto.
There's no bird inside.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Mehemea ka hoko au i tēnei tarau, ka pau aku moni.
If I buy this shirt, I'll have no money.
If (using mehemea) - mehemea, mehe, mēnā

He hiakai rātou.
Because they were hungry.
Because - he... nō...

He hiahia Hāmi ki te kai i te fish 'n chips.
Because Hāmi wants to eat fish and chips.
Because - he... nō

Ehara i te mea he aha, heoi a.
It's no big deal.

He kaiāwhina ahau te kaiwhakahaere.
I am an assistant to the Director.

Tangata takahi manuhiri, he maraer puehu.
If you mistreat your guests your marae will be dusty (because no one will come anymore).

He kuia au Pita.
I am a kuia of Pita's.

Ehara tōku whaea te hē.
The blame isn't my mothers.

He teina au Manu.
I'm a younger brother of Manu's.

He hoa au Koa.
I'm a friend of Koa.

He uri au Ngāti Raukawa.
I'm a descendant of Ngāti Raukawa.

He tinana te rākau.
A trunk belonging to the tree.

Kāore āku moni.
I have no money.

Kāore ōna hoa.
He has no friends.

Kāore he tangata i tua atu i a ia.
There's no one apart from him.

He wahine kaha ki te mahi ahakoa te mahi.
She is a woman who is strong in work, no matter the task.

Kāore āku tamahine.
I have no daughters.

Kāore āku tamariki.
I have no children.

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

Kāore he mahi kāinga i tēnei rā.
There's no homework today.

Ko tēnei he mea roto i te waea.
This is something from the inside of your phone.

He hoahoa ahau Puhihuia.
I am an attendant of Puhihuia.

Ehara au Ōtautahi.
I am not from Christchurch.

Kua māuiui māua.
The two of us (but no you) are sick.

Engari mō tēnā!
Not on your nellie! No way! I would never do that!

He kore hiahia Hāmi.
Because Hāmi doesn't want to.

He uri a ia Tā Apirana Ngata.
He is a descendant of Apirana Ngata.

Koia kei a ia, he momo tērā tō koutou whānau.
He's onto it. That's an attribute from your family.

He pahi tēnei te kura.
This is a bus belonging to the school.

He haunga? Ehara!
Smelly? No way!

Ehara tāua te marae nei.
This marae is not ours.

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