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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.
