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Positive vs. negative Exercises For Maori Grammar

Exercise 1: Positive Statements in Māori

In Māori grammar, expressing the positive vs. the negative is achieved through the use of different particles that work in tandem with the verb of the sentence. A positive sentence uses the particle ‘ka’, while a negative statement uses the particle ‘kāore’. For example, ‘Ka whakapau kaha ahau’ means ‘I will try hard’, but when you say ‘Kāore ahau e whakapau kaha’, it turns into ‘I will not try hard’.

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1. *Ka* hoko ahau i te waka (Buy)
2. *Ka* whakakī ngā taraka (Fill)
3. *Ka* mahi te tamariki (Work)
4. Kātahi anō *ka* whiwhi rātou i te pounamu (Receive)
5. *Ka* hīkoi ahau ki te pāmu (Walk)

6. He roa te wā *ka* tatari mātou (Wait)
7. *Ka* whakaputa mātou i te whare (Exit)
8. *Ka* piakararī ahau ki te whakapā atu (Snobbish)
9. *Ka* kapi te marama (Cover)
10. Kātahi anō *ka* whiwhi rātou i te pounamu (Receive)

11. Kāti, *ka* whakakapi ahau (Finish)
12. *Ka* whakawhiti te rā (Cross)
13. *Ka* ngohe ngohengohe te oneone (Crumble)
14. Ka whawhai tonu ahau *mō* ā tātau tino rangatira (For)
15. *Ka* whawahi e hoa ma! (Break)

Exercise 2: Negative Statements in Māori

1. *Kāore* ahau e whakapau kaha (Not)
2. *Kāore* e taea te whakaore (Deny)
3. *Kāore* i whiwhi rātou i te pounamu (Receive)
4. *Kāore* ahau e tino mōhio (Know)
5. *Kāore* e whānau anō (Born)

6. *Kāore* ahau e whakapae (Accuse)
7. *Kāore* rātou i pakaru i te waka (Break)
8. *Kāore* e ea i te pō kotahi (Solve)
9. *Kāore* e whakaaetia te kai tupeka (Allow)
10. *Kāore* koe i te whakakī te taraka (Fill)

11. *Kāore* e whakaae ahau (Refuse)
12. *Kāore* e whakakore rātou (Deny)
13. *Kāore* ahau e haere ki te whakapae (Go)
14. *Kāore* e whakakapi (Finish)
15. *Kāore* rātou e tuku i te puhi pāmu (Let)

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