Exercise Three
Saying what something is not
Ehara tēnei i te mahi uaua
Saying what something is not
You have already been introduced to some ways to negate a sentence, now you will learn another way. Affirmative sentences starting with He or Ko are usually negated with Ehara. Take a look at the following examples and take note of the change of word order.
| He rangi tino ātaahua tēnei. | This is a very beautiful day. |
| Ehara tēnei i te rangi tino ātaahua. | This is not a very beautiful day. |
| He tangata weriweri ia. | He is a an ugly person. |
| Ehara ia i te tangata weriweri. | He is not an ugly person. |
| He tamariki haututū ērā. | Those are mischievous children. |
| Ehara ērā tamariki i te haututū. | Those are not mischievous children. |
| Ko Mīria te kuia o Neihana. | Mīria is Neihana’s grandmother. |
| Ehara a Mīria i te kuia o Neihana. | Mīria is not Neihana’s grandmother. |
| Ko koe te kaiwaiata mō te ope nei. | You are the singer for this group. |
| Ehara koe i te kaiwaiata mō te ope nei, | You are not the singer for this group. |
| Ko tēnei te rā whakamutunga o te Koroneihana. | This is the last day of the Coronation. |
| Ehara tēnei i te rā whakamutunga o te Koroneihana. | This is not the last day of the Coronation. |
Whakakīa ngā āputa kia tika ai te whakakāhoretanga o ngā rerenga kōrero.
Fill the gaps so that the negative sentences are correct.
Kei wareware i a koe ngā piko, ngā tohu pātai, ngā ira kati me ngā tohutō i ngā wāhi e tika ana.
tērā
pūngāwerewere.
That is not a spider.
Ehara
motokā
motokā
.
That car is not a green car.
tēnei kai
te
reka.
This food is not yummy food.
Ehara
i te
iti.
This is not a small pāua
Ehara
Wiremu i
tama a Mīria.
Wiremu is not Mīria’a son.
Ehara tō
i
whakaputa
.
Your friend is not a know-all.
rā nei i te rā whānau o
.
Today is not Tarati’s birthday.
Today is not Tarati’s birthday.
ērā
aku tarau tāngari.
Those are not my jeans.