whakamatea - killed (pass. of mate)
Ka whakaarotia, kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.It was decided not to kill him with a club.Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
Engari ka whakaarotia kia kaua e whakamatea mā te patu.But it was decided that [he] would not be killed with a weapon.Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...
