On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ka kapo au i te pū.
I snatched the gun.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

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.

Kāore anō kia kitea te rā me te awatea, nā te mea e piri tahi ana ngā mātua, kei te kōpū kē ngā tamariki nei e noho pipiri ana, ānō nei he kāpō rātou.
The sun and daylight had not yet been seen because the parents were pressed together; the children were huddled inside the womb, as though they were blind.