Negation Sentences

Question 1

What is the sentence structure for negating (whakakahore) something?

Answer 1

The negation needs to match the active sentence tense.

So if I said Kei te kai ahau i tāku aporo (I am eating the apple).

The negation for this sentence would be:
- Kāore ahau i te kai i tāku aporo

The sentence structure is:

Kāore + who + i te + verb + i/ki + noun

Question 2

Say I am not eating the banana, and what is the sentence structure for this?

Answer 2

Kāore ahau i te kai i te panana

The sentence structure is:

• Negation (Kāore) + who (ahau) + i te + verb (kai) + particle (i) + possessive + noun