Ngā Tohutohu
When addressed with a negative question, ehara or engari is used to contradict the negative while kāore, kāo, kāhore or kāre kau are used to agree with the negative question.
Hei tauira:
| Kāore āu kai? |
Don't you have any food. |
| Ehara! Kei te kāinga kē. |
On the contrary. It's at home. |
Notice how ehara is used to contradict the negative question.
| Kāore ā rāua tamariki? |
Don't they have any children? |
| Kāhore! Kāore ā rāua tamariki. |
No! They don't have any children. |
Notice how kāhore and kāore are used to agree with the negative question.
For further explanations, examples and exercises: Te Kākano p. 110; Te Kākano Pukapuka Tātaki p. 66.
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