Negative sentences Exercises For Maori Grammar

Grammar exercise to enhance language toneย 

Negative sentences in Maori grammar typically utilize the word ‘kare’ or ‘kฤore’ to signify negation. This is used much in the same way as ‘not’ is used in English. The word will normally appear before the verb in the sentence, creating a negative sentence structure. Understanding and using negatives in Maori is crucial for a well-rounded understanding of the language.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct Maori negative form (kare or kฤore)

1. *Kare* rฤtou i haere ki te wharekura i tฤ“nei rฤ. (They)

2. E *Kฤore* ana ahau e inu wai. (I)

3. *Kฤore* koe e taea te pลkiro. (You)

4. *Kare* e whiwhi kลrero ahau. (Get)

5. E *Kฤore* ana a Mere e ako i te reo. (Learning)

6. *Kare* e whakaae a Tama ki taua whakaaro. (Agree)

7. *Kฤore* tลku pฤ“pi e moe i tฤ“nei pล. (Sleeping)

8. *Kare* au i kite i a Rangi i te ata. (saw)

9. *Kฤore* i hiahia pupuri i tฤ“nei. (Want)

10. *Kare* e whฤnau anล a Hemi. (Born)

11. *Kฤore* i whawhai i te whawhai. (Fight)

12. *Kare* e whai whakaaro ahau ki tฤ“nฤ. (Thinking)

13. *Kฤore* tฤtou i whakaputa i te whare. (Leaving)

14. *Kare* e kai ahau i te kai. (Eating)

15. *Kฤore* i pฤซrangi ahau ki te ako. (Wanted)

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct Maori negative form (kare or kฤore)

1. *Kฤore* e kori tลku ngaru. (Moving)

2. *Kare* e ลซ ki a ia. (Stay)

3. E *Kฤore* tฤtou e haere ki te wharekura. (Go)

4. *Kare* e pai ki ahau te whakatลhi. (Like)

5. E *Kฤore* ana ahau e moe. (Sleeping)

6. *Kare* rฤtou i pฤnui i te pukapuka. (Read)

7. *Kฤore* e tลซ ahau i te rongopai. (Stand)

8. *Kare* e whakapau whara ahau . (Spend)

9. *Kฤore* e ako ahau i te reo. (Learning)

10. *Kare* e whakaae ahau ki tฤ“rฤ. (Agree)

11. *Kฤore* e whakairohia te wharepaku. (Decorate)

12. *Kare* e hopu ahau i te kฤ“mu. (Catch)

13. *Kฤore* tฤ“nei e noho pai ki a koutou. (Sit)

14. *Kare* e mลhio ahau ki a ia. (Know)

15. *Kฤore* e kลrero ahau mล tฤna. (Talk)

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