Ngā Tohutohu
Ki te kore koutou e whakarongo, kāore koutou e pāhi
Saying ‘if not
There is a special negative pattern for ki te which uses kore. Ki te kore along with e completes this form of a negative sentence. You can see the pattern in the following examples.
Hei tauira:
Ki te kore koe e whakarongo, ka riri te kaiako.
If you don’t listen, the teacher will get angry.
Ki te kore a Tāmati e mutu tana tangi, kāore tātou e moe.
If Tāmati doesn’t stop his crying, we won’t get any sleep.
You should notice that the person or actor of the sentence always lies between ki te kore and e.
For further explanations and examples see Te Pihinga p. 67.
Whakamāoritia, whakapākehātia rānei ngā rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei.
Translate the following sentences into either Māori or English.
