Results for 'Kore'
kore - zero, nothing
Kōrē, n. A moss used by women at certain times.
Williams Dictionary
Kore (i). 1. ad. Not, with a future verb, the negative being preceded by e, ka, kei, or ki te (F.L. § 44–47). E kore korua e ngaro ki kona (T. 46).
2. Following a reason why anything has not taken place or will not take place; in either case the negative will be followed by e (F.L. § 84). Te take i kore ai ia e tae mai (The reason he did not come).
3. If strengthened by the addition of an adverbial particle, as ake or kau noa ake, it forms a strong negative with a past verb. Not at all A, kore kau noa ake te awa ra i whitikia e nga mano ra (T. 41). Ka whakatika ko Tangaroa ki te wehewehe, a kore ake i mawehe (T. 4). Kore kau noa atu he utu (Pi. 175, 4).
4. a. No. Kore te hoe, kore te tata (P. 56).
5. Used as a suffix to nouns it forms nouns indicating the absence or lack of what is denoted by the original noun. Ka mate ratou i te kai-kore i te wai-kore (They suffered from the want of food and water (T. 182). And with adjectives in a similar negative sense. Mo te whenua kowhatu-kore tenei ki (This saying is for a stoneless country) (P. 107).
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6. n. Want, absence, lack of anything. I te kore tatata hei hoko parawai nekoneko (M. 97). Kihai i hamumu te waha i te whakama, i te kore kai ma te manuhiri nei (T. 186).
7. Annihilation, destruction, nothingness. A, ngaro noa iho ki te kore a Hou, ratou ko tona iwi (T. 67).
8. v.i. Cease to be. Kua kore te ika o tena wai inaianei. Me i kore, almost. Me i kore kua tahuri to matou waka.
9. Be gone, be absent, be lost. Tahuri rawa ake ona tungane kua kore a Hinekauirangi (G.-8, 27). Kua kore aku maka, kua kore aku mahe (W. ii, 128).
10. Be destroyed, annihilated. Ka kino te whenua, kua kore a taua taonga (T. 96).
korekore, a. Infantile, sterile.
korenga, n. Non-existence, absence, non-occurrence, etc. He kitenga no matou i te korenga o te kai taua wahi i mahue ai.
whakakore, whakakorekore, whākorekore, v.t. 1. Cause not to be.
2. Deny. Whakorekore tonu mai ia ki taua korero.
Williams Dictionary
Kore (ii). 1. a. Broken. Kua kore ke nga papa o te whare.
2. n. Fracture.
korenga, n. Broken place.
korekore, a. Tron, rent. ‖ pakore.
Williams Dictionary
Kore (iii), n. Trap, snare.
whakakorekore, v.t. Prepare the loop of a noose for snaring.
Williams Dictionary
He aha koe i kore ai e haere?
Why didn't you go?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
He aha a Amaru i kore ai e tū ki te whakatau i ngā manuhiri?
Why didn't Amaru get up to greet the guests?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?
Kei te hiakai au, engari, kore kau he kai!
I am starving, but, there is absolutely no food!
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāua i kī ai.
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
E kore au e ngaki i te māra.
I won't weed the garden.
Sentences with i - i
E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere.
It was because of the rain that we didn't go.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Me i kore koe a hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn't spoken up, we would not have known that you thought that.
If... (using me) - me
Mehemea ki te kore e matu tō makamaka i te pāore, ka tangohia e au.
If you don't stop playing with the ball, I'll take it away.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kāore e kore ka toa te kapa Ōpango.
The All Blacks will almost certainly win.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore
Kāore e kore ko Roimata te kaikaranga.
Roimata will no doubt be the kaikaranga.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore
Kāore e kore.
Almost certainly.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore
Kāore e kore kua pau kē ngā tīkiti.
The tickets have no doubt sold out.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore
Kāore e kore nā Hema ia i kōrero.
It was doubtless Hema who told him.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore
Kāore e kore te whakaaetia o tana tono.
Her request will almost certainly be granted.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore
Kāore koe i te paku aroha ki a ia? Kore kau.
Don't you feel just a little bit sorry for him? Nope!
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Mehemea ko au, e kore au e whakaae. Heoi anō, ko koe kē te rangatira, ehara i a au.
If it were me, I wouldn't agree to it. Still / However, you're the boss, not me.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don't actively look after those children of Tāne, they'll become extinct in no time at all.
All of a sudden - Mea ake
Tērā pea e taea te whare te whakatū anō. Tērā pea e kore.
Maybe it'll be possible to rebuild the house. And maybe not.
Perhaps, quite possibly - Tērā pea, tērā tonu pea
E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...
E kore taua puna e mimiti i te raki of te raumati.
That spring would never dry up in the drought of summer.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...
Ki te kore te rā e whiti āpōpō, kāore tātau e haere.
If the sun does not shine tomorrow, we won't go.
If not... - ki te kore...
Ki te kore a Ataahua e hoki wawa mai, ka noho mau au.
If Ataahua doesn't get back on time, I will stay.
If not... - ki te kore...
Ki te kore koe e whakaae, ka pōuri ahau.
If you don't agree, I will be sad.
If not... - ki te kore...
Ki te kore te ua e mao, ka mātakitaki kiriata tāua.
If the rain doesn't clear, we will watch movies.
If not... - ki te kore...
I kōrero ahau kia whakapono ai te rōpū ki ahau.
I kōrero ahau kia kore ai te rōpū e whakapono ki ahau.
In order to - kia... ai
I hīkoi au ki te kāinga kia kore ai au e kite i tōku whānau.
I walked home in order to not see my family.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Kuhu mai ki roto kia kore ai koe e makariri.
Come inside so that you don't get cold.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
Me wehe tātau ināianei, kia kore ai tātau.
We had better leave now so we are not late.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I whakakā au i te pouaka whakaata kia kore ai au e moe.
I turned on the TV in order to not sleep.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I waiata au i tētahi waiata kia kore ai au e wareware i aku raruraru.
I sang a song in order to not forget my troubles.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I tuhi au i tētahi reta kia kore ai au e uru ki roto i te raruraru.
I wrote a letter in order to not get into trouble.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I taraiwa ia i te motokā kia kore ai ia e haere ki tātahi.
He drove the car in order to not go to the beach.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I haere mātou ki te kura kia kore ai mātou e kite i ngā hoa.
We went to school in order to not see our friends.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
I kōrero ia kia kore ai ia e āwhina i te rōpū.
He spoke in order to not help the group.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai
He aha a Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn't Tama play?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha a Mia i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
Why didn't Mia come to the hui?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha koe i kore ai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Why didn't you wash the dishes?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn't you go to work?
*Why didn't? - he aha i kore ai e?
Nā te aha tātau i kore ai e toa?
Why didn't we win?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn’t go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha rātou i kore ai e kōrero?
Why didn’t they speak?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e kai i te āporo?
Why didn’t you eat the apple?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ia i kore ai e hoki ki te kāinga?
Why didn’t he/she return home?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā tamariki i kore ai e tākaro?
Why didn’t the children play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koutou i kore ai e haere ki te tāone?
Why didn’t you (plural) go to town?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha ngā mātua i kore ai e tae mai ki te kura?
Why didn’t the parents come to the school?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te pō nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha te tama i kore ai e tangi?
Why didn’t the boy cry?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha koe i kore ai e haere?
What is the reason why you didn't go?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
Nā te aha i Tama i kore ai e tākaro?
What is the reason why Tama didn't play?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?
He aha koe i kore ai e haere mai ki tōku whare?
Why didn't you come to my place?
Why didn't... - He aha... i kore... ai e
He aha tātou e kore ai e kai i puaa āpōpō?
Why won't we be eating pork tomorrow?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...
He aha te heihei e kore ai e whakawhiti i te rori.
Why won't the chicken cross the road?
Why won't... - He aha... e kore ai e...
He aha koe e kore nei e moe?
Why aren't you sleeping?
Why aren't... - he aha... e kore nei e...
E kore au hei nēhi.
I will not be a nurse.
Negating future categorising sentences - hei
Kei kore koutou e horo ki te oma.
You might not be able to run fast.
E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Will you not both fall together into the water?
I tere tana haere kia kore ai ia e tae toomuri
She walked quickly so that she wouldn’t be late
E kore te puhi e noho hoa kore.
A virgin would never be without attendants.
Me i kore koe i hoki atu inanahi, kua tūtaki tāua.
If you had not gone back yesterday we would have met.
E kore ia e karanga.
He or she will not call.
E kore e taea e ngā tamariki ngā rīhi te horoi.
The children are unable to wash the dishes.
Ki te kore e whiti te rā, e noho ana mātou.
If the sun does not shine we are staying.
Ahakoa kāore i riro mai tētahi paraihe kotahi, kore rawa tēnei hui tino nui e wareware i te tōpū o Te Kaha.
Although they didn’t win a single prize, this big gathering will never be forgotten by the group from Te Kaha.
Ka mea a Hinemoa, ‘ki te mea ka tonoa atu he karere ki a Tūtaane-kai e kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau.
If I send a messenger to Tūtaane-kai, perhaps he will not like me.
E kore e ua i tēnei rā.
It isn't going to rain today.
E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua
This job is too difficult to finish in one day. This job is so difficult that it can’t be finished in one day,
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai (Pōtatau 1991:29)
Then they drew Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried off by the tide
= Me whakaako tātou i ngā tamariki kore mōhio ki te reo Māori.
Give those shoes to the man who has none.
He pai te noho kore waka.
It's good not having a car.
E kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau.
Perhaps he won’t like me.
Naa raatou i tahu te mea nei ki te maati, me kore e/*i toro
They put a match to the substance to see whether it would burn
E kore a Hēmi e hīkoi ki te kura.
Hēmi won't walk to school.
E kore e rite ki tana ake kai, tino kai, tino mākona.
It will not be like his own food (food obtained by himself) good eating, and satisfying.
= E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Perhaps this is not the correct word?
E kore te tama e whana i te pōro.
The boy won't kick the ball.
He hono tangata e kore e motu; ka pa he taura waka e motu.
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.
Kore rawa au e haere.
I will never go.
Kore rawa ia e hoki mai ki a tātou.
He will never come back to us.
Ki te kore a Mere e tae mai āpōpō, ka waea atu ki a Henare.
If Mere doesn't arrive tomorrow I will ring Henare.
Ki te kore e mutu te ua ākuanei, ka hōhā ngā tamariki.
If it doesn't stop raining soon, the children will get bored.
Kore rawa au i te inu waipiro.
I never drink alcohol.
Kua kai ahau i te toroī? E kore rawa!
Have I eaten toroī! Never!
Atu i tēnei rā, e kore au e inu.
From today, I will never drink.
Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e maatau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.
E kore anō e kanga anō i te oneone ā muri ake nei mō ngā mahi a te tangata (Genesis 8:21)
Never again will I curse the earth because of human beings.
Ina kore koe e haere mai ka haere au ki te hīi.
If you don’t come I will go fishing.
Ina kore koe e haere mai, ka haere au ki te hī.
If you don’t come, I will go fishing.
E kore rātou e ngaro ake ake, e kore anō hoki tētahi e kapo atu i a rātou i roto i tōku ringa
They will never be lost, and no one will ever steal them from my hand.
Haere ki te whare pukapuka o te whare wānanga, me kore e kitea te pukapuka e hiahiatia nā koe
Go to the university library to see whether you can find the book you need
Ka karangahia atu e mātau te Ārapi rā, kia haere mai me kore e taea e ia te whakaatu mai (Pōtatau 1991:177)
We called out to that Arab to come over in case he could show us
Nā tōna mate i kore ai a ia e kai.
It was his illness which caused him to abstain from food.
E kore ngā kiwi e rere.
Kiwi can't fly.
Nā te māuiui o taku tama, kua kore au e haere.
Because my child was sick I didn’t go.
Kia kore ai e ngaro.
Ensure it is never lost.
E kore a ia e hoki mai i a Ponga.
She will never return to us from Ponga.
Ki te kore rātou e whakaae, me whiriwhiri anō.
If they don’t agree, we must think again.
Ki te kore koe e whakaatu mai, e kore ahau e mātau.
If you don’t explain, I won’t understand.
Ki te kore rātou e noho puku, ka omaoma ngā tia.
If they do not sit silently, the deer will flee.
Mehemea ki te kore e mutu tō makamaka i te pāoro, ka tangohia e au.
If you don’t stop playing with that ball, I’ll take it away.
Ki te kore he atua, ko taua wānanga rā te kaitohu aituā.
If there was no god, that wānanga, a sacred vessel, was the preserver against accidents.
Ki te kore koutou e haere mai ināianei, e mahue ana koutou i a mātou.
If you don’t come at once, we will leave you behind.
Mehemea kore ia e rīngi mai, me tuhi ahau.
If she doesn’t phone, I’ll have to write to her.
Ina kore koe e tūpato, ka taka koe.
If you’re not careful, you’ll fall!
Nā.te.mea he mahi nā te Kawanatanga, i kore ai te iwi o Waikato e whakaae ..
Because it was Government work, the Tainui people did not agree ..
Me i kore koe e hāmama, kua kore mātou e mōhio i pēnā koe.
If you hadn’t spoken up, we would not have known that you thought that.
Me i kore koe, kua hinga te kaupapa.
If it weren’t for you, the whole matter would have collapsed.
Pēnei e kore au e whakamā te mea atu ai au ki ērā, ‘E kore au e tae atu.
If it had been like this, then I would not have hesitated in saying to them, ‘I will not go with you
E kore e mimiti te aroha mōu.
My love for you will never wane.
E kore e ea i te kupu taku aroha mōu.
Words can't express how much I love you.
Haere mai koe ki konei kia kore ai koe e mākū.
Come over here so that you don't get wet.
E kore ia e āhei te kī atu ki a koe.
He will not be able to tell you.
Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai tō māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
Hei te whai a te ngārara, e kore e mau.
If the monster pursued him he wouldn’t be caught.
E kore e roa kua tīmata ki te raranga i tana kete.
It will not be long before she has started to make her kit.
Kua kore mātou e wātea ki te haere ki te hui.
We can’t go to the hui after all.
Kua kore a Hōne e haere
Hōne (was going to go, but now) won’t be going
E kore ahau e wareware ki a ia.
I will never forget her.
E kore rawa pea e kitea anō he tangata e rite ana i a ia te mōhio
We shall perhaps never again see a person as knowledgeable as him, a person who is like him in knowledge
I te mea ehara i te iwi hāpai rākau ki te riri, kore rawa i ara te ua i te putanga mai o Rere-ao mā.
Because they were not a people to bear weapons in battle, they did not raise their heads when Rere-ao and company appeared.
Kore rawa he rerenga, ka titiro kau iho ngā tāngata o roto i te pā ki ērā o rātou e patua ana ki te moana.
No one escaped and the people of the fort looked on helplessly as their compatriots were slaughtered at sea.
Nā te waipuke o te awa mātou i kore ai e tae mai.
It was because of the flooding of the river that we did not arrive.
Nā te aha a Pāora i kore ai e tae mai ki te hui?
What is the reason why Pāora did not come to the meeting?
E kore e taea te pēhea.
It can't be avoided.
E kore koe e pai kia haere au ki tōu kāinga?
Wouldn’t you like me to come to your place?
Kei te mea hoki ia ki toona kore i paatai ki ngaa tamariki raa ko teewhea a Ruataupare
He was asking himself why he had not questioned those children as to which was Ruataupare
He tawhiti kē tō koutou haerenga, ki te kore haere tonu.
You have come too far in your journey to not carry on.
Kua kore a Hōne e haere.
Hōne is no longer going.
Ki te kore e taea e koe, waiho mā tētahi kē atu e whakatutuki.
If you cannot manage it, leave it for someone else to complete.
Ka huna te wahine i ngā reta kia kore ai ngā tamariki e mōhio ki te pono.
The woman hid the letters so that the children would not know the truth. — Foster.
A. Kua kore mātou e wātea ki te haere ki te hui
We can’t go to the hui after all
He aha ai ia i kore ai e haere ki te mahi?
Why didn’t he go to work?
He māngere nōna (i kore ai e haere ki te mahi)
(He didn’t go to work) because he is lazy
Kātahi ka kumea mai e rātou a Tākītimu ki uta rawa kia kore ai e riro i te tai.
Then they pulled Tākītimu all the way ashore so that it would not be carried away by the tide.
kore take noa iho
Don’t you beat that man for no reason at all!
He kore hiahia nō Hāmi.
Because Hāmi doesn't want to.
Kua kore ia e haere mai.
He isn't going after all.
e kore e taea te karo.
A wooden spear can be parried; a spoken word spear cannot be parried.
Ki te kore koe e haere, kāhore hoki ahau e haere.
If you won’t go, I won’t go either.
E kore...
There is no... (future).
Kore tonu ia e kai hikareti i ngā pō.
He never smoked in the evenings.
E kore rawa koe e wareware.
You will never be forgotten.
E kore rawa au e whakaae atu.
I will never agree.
E kore rawa au e tautoko i te Kapa Warapī.
I will never support the Wallabies.
Ka mea a Hata: Kāhore e kore ka wini i a tātou te hīra mō ngā whakataetae mahi Māori.
Hata said: There is no doubt that we will win the shield for the Māori Cultural Competition.
E kore rawa au e whakamahi i a Tinder.
I will never use Tinder.
Kore e kore, ka teka tāu.
There is no doubt, what you say is false.
E kore e oti tēnei mahi i te rā kotahi, he pēra rawa te uaua.
This job is too difficult to finish in one day.
E kore a Hōne e haere.
Hōne will not go.
E kore te kurī whai momo e ngōke ki tōna ruaki kai ai.
A healthy dog does not crawl into its own vomit to eat.
E kore te whare kōrero, e puta he kupu mā tētahi tangata i muri i te kupu a te tino ariki.
It was not allowable according to the rules of debate for any person to say anything after the high chief had spoken.
Ka kore ahau e haere
I will not go
Ki te kore te taipō e puta mai, me aha au?
If the ghost doesn't appear, what should I do?
Ki te kore koe e kai, ka matekai koe.
If you don't eat, you will be hungry.
Ki te kore koe e māuiui āpōpō, ka haere koe ki te kura.
If you're not sick tomorrow, you will go to school.
He aha hoki rā i kore ai e mau ki tāku?
Why on earth doesn’t it stick to mine?
Ki te kore e makariri āpōpō, ka puta tātou ki waho.
If it's not cold tomorrow we'll go out.
He kokonga whare ka kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea.
You can see the corners of a house, but you cannot see into the recesses of the heart.
Nā te ua mātou i kore ai e purei tēnehi.
It was because of the rain that we didn’t play tennis.
Ki te kore koe e pai, ka moe wawe koe.
If you're not good, you'll go to bed early.
Kei patua e koe te tangata rā mō te kore take noa iho!
Don’t you beat that man for no reason at all!
Ka haere mai tēnei ki a Ihu i te pō, ka mea ki a ia, E Rapi, e mātau ana mātou i haere koe i te Atua hei kaiwhakaako, nā hoki e kore e taea e tētahi tangata ēnei mea e mea e whakarite, ki te kore koe i te Atua i a ia (John 3:2)
This man came to Jesus by night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; for no one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him
Nāku ka ngohengohe, ka kore mātau i whiua (Pōtatau 1991:43)
It was because it was me that owned up, that we were not punished
Kua kore ia e haere mai
He isn’t going after all
Āe rā! Me i kore ēnei karu, kua ngaro rawa tō kopa moni, ngā kī, ō mōwhiti!
I sure am! If it weren't for these eyes, you'd have lost your wallet, the keys, your glasses!
E mataku ana rātou kei kore e oti te mahi.
They are afraid the job might not get done.
I āwangawanga rātou kei kore ia e tae atu i te wā tika.
They were worried that she might not arrive at the right time.
Ka karakiatia e ia kia kore a Tainui e uru mai ki roto i te moana o Whaingaroa.
at the sea of Whaingaroa He prayed so that Tainui might not enter the Raglan Harbour Heads.
Kore moni.
Zero money.
Kore rawa au i mōhio i tīmata mai te pepa i te rākau.
I didn't know that paper came from trees.
E kore rawa au e inu waipiro.
I will never drink alcohol.
Nā te kore take o Tamahae i riri ai a Hata.
Because of Tamahae's laziness, Hata was angry.
Kore rawa ahau e haere.
I won't go.
E kore koe e haere āpōpō.
You will not go tomorrow.
E kore rānei e hoki mai?
Won’t he come back?
Mehemea i whakarongo rātou ki te reo o Māui, e kore e kino te whenua.
the land If they had heeded Māui’s voice the land would not have been bad.
E kore ia e haere atu kia utua katoatia rā anō ā koutou nama.
He won’t go away until all your debts are paid.
He pukapuka ā.mātou hei tuhi i ngā kōrero, kia kore ai ia e mau i a mātou.
We had books to write the stories in so that they would not be forgotten.
E kore a muri e hoki!
What's done is done!
Ka kore rātou e kai
They will not eat
Mā koutou e wero ngā kanohi kia kore ai e kite.
Your task is to spear his eyes so that he cannot see.
i ngā taonga kia kore ai e tere ngaro.
This is the value of these activities, the competitions, holding on to the treasures so that they will not be quickly lost.
Whakapūpū-tia mai ō mānuka kia kore ai e whati.
Cluster the branches of the mānuka so that they will not break.
I pakipaki te katoa me tō rātou kore e tino mārama ki tāna i kī ai
Everyone applauded though they did not entirely understand what he had said
Ki te kore tātou e maimoa i aua tini a Tāne, mea ake ka ngaro.
If we don’t actively look after those children of Tāne, they’ll become extinct in no time at all/ in the blink of an eye
Me i konei ia e mahi ana, kua kore e panaia
If he were/had been working here, he would not have been fired
He ngenge pea nōu, ka kore e hia kai?
Maybe you are tired, will you not eat?
E kore e ua i te rangi nei, hei aha tō koti.
It's not going to rain today, never mind your coat.
Me i kore te ua i nanahi, kua haere mātau ki te mātakitaki whutupōro
If it hadn’t rained yesterday, we’d have gone to watch football
Me kore ake a Hoani Waititi hei āwhina i aua tāngata (Kāretu 1974:124)
These people were fortunate to have Hoani Waititi to help them
Me kore ake a Harish, ka tere mau haere i a au te akoranga nei (Pōtatau 1991:72)
Thanks to Harish (I was lucky to have Harish), I quickly mastered this course
Mei kore ake...
If it wasn't for you...
Kore i kitea ōku mōwhitu i hea rānei.
I couldn’t find my glasses anywhere.
Ka mea atu ia ki taku whāea, he aha i kore ai au e haere ki te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou mō te toru tau, ka puta rā, ka haere ki te Wānanga-ā-Rangi, Nōki Kāreti mō ngā tau e toru (Pōtatau 1991:47)
She asked my mother why I didn’t go to the University of Otago for three years, and when I finished there, go to the Theological Faculty, Knox College, for three years
Nā te ua tātou i kore ai e haere
It was because of the rain that we didn’t go
I haere mai te rata inanahi, kia kore ai te tūroro e mokemoke.
The doctor came yesterday so the invalid would not be lonely.
E kore tonu au e whakaae.
I will never agree. — 137
E kore a Repo e rere ki Manawatū ki te ako i te reo Māori.
Repo won't fly to Manawatū to learn the Māori language.
E kore tāua e mahi tahi i te taumahi ākuanei.
We won't be working on the project together anymore.
He aha te kore ai e rere mā runga waka?
Why did she not go by boat?
E kore rawa a Tia e kai i te kūtai.
Tia will never eat mussels.
Ha aha koe i kore ai e haere?
Why didn't you go?
Ka whakahoki te whāea, ‘Kia tino ngaro atu te rā, kia tō ki tua o te moana, kia tino kore e kitea ngā hihi o te rā, koinā te wā ka hoki mai ai rātou ki te whare nei, ki te moe.
When the sun has really disappeared and set beyond the ocean, when no rays of the sun can be seen, that's the time they come back to sleep.
Kātahi te kōtiro whakaaro kore!
What a thoughtless girl!
