Ngā Tohutohu
Kaua e or in some dialects kauaka e, is used to form negative commands, whether there is an object to the action or not.
Hei tauira:
| Kaua e tū! |
Don't stand |
| Kaua e haere! |
Don't go! |
| Kaua e karanga atu! |
Don't call out! |
| Kaua e whakarongo ki a ia! |
Don't listen to him! |
| Kaua e pōrangi! |
Don't be stupid! |
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| Patua te poaka! |
Kill the pig! |
| Kaua e patua te poaka! |
Don't kill the pig! |
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| Tunua tētahi keke māku |
Bake a cake for me! |
| Kaua e tunua tētahi keke māku! |
Don't bake a cake for me! |
When there is a personal pronoun in the sentence it usually comes early in the sentence.
Hei tauira:
| Kaua koe e moe! |
Don't you sleep! |
| Kaua e haere ko koe anake! |
Don't just go by yourself! |
| Kaua koutou e mātakitaki i te pouaka whakaata! |
Don't you (3+) watch the television. |
| Kaua tātou e haere ki te tāone. |
Let's not go down town. |
For further explanations and exercises see Te Kākano p. 67, and Te Kākano Pukapuka Tātaki pp. 43-45.
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