Exercise Six
Saying something is not or was not happening
This section revisits the usage of negative sentences. Previously covered were kei te … and i te … which can both be used with verbs or nouns. Note that this negative pattern takes the same form for both past and present affirmative patterns, i.e. kāore … i te …
Hei tauira:
| Kei te tākaro tahi rāua. | They are playing together. |
| Kāore rāua i te tākaro tahi. | They are not playing together. |
| I te haere ngā tamariki ki te kura mā runga pahi. | The children were going to school on the bus. |
| Kāore ngā tamariki i te haere ki te kura mā runga pahi. | The children were not going to school by bus. |
Further explanations and examples: Te Kākano p. 84.
Whakakāhoretia ēnei rerenga kōrero
Whakakīa ngā āputa.
Kei wareware ki te whakamahi i ngā piko, ngā tohu pātai, ngā kopi me ngā tohutō i ngā wāhi e tika ana.
Kei te kai ngā kararehe.
ngā kararehe
kai.
I te kohi moni ngā kaiako mō tō rātou haerenga.
ngā kaiako
kohi moni mō tō rātou haerenga.
Kei te haere a Rāpata ki te kēmu whutupōro.
a Rāpata
haere ki te kēmu whutupōro.
Kei te auau ngā kurī.
Kāore
i te
.
I te mataku haere ngā tamariki.
Kāore
i te
.