Whakakāhoretanga

Te whakautu i te pātai kati

Ka haere atu koe ki te kanikani? (Will you go to the dance?)
Kāo! (No!)

Ko tērā tāne te rangatira. (That man's the boss.)
Ehara tērā tāne i te rangatira. (That man is not the boss.)

Kei te whero te pōtae. (The hat is red.)
Kāore te pōtae i te whero. (The hat is not red.)

E pēnei ana te whakakāhore i ngā rerenga kōrero ngoi:

Kāore + tāhu + tohu wā + kupumahi (+ i/ki + aronga me ētahi atu kīanga)

Hei tauira, ko te āhua whakakāhore o
Ka haere au ki te marae. (I will go to the marae.)
Kāore au e haere ki te marae. (I will not go to the marae.)

Ka whakarite te papatau nei I ngā tohu wā I roto I ngā rerenga kōrero ngoi me ngā whakakāhoretanga.

Ka kitea ngā āhua katoa o te tauira i roto i te papatau nei.

	Ngoi	Whakakāhore
Otinga	*Kua* haere au ki te marae.	Kāore ano au *kia* haere ki te marae.
Wāmua	I haere au ki te marae.	Kāore au i haere ki te marae.
Wātū	Kei te haere au ki te marae.	Kāore au i te haere ki te marae.
Wātonu	E haere *ana* au ki te marae.	Kāore au e haere ana ki te marae.
Wāheke	Ka haere au ki te marae	Kāore au e haere ki te marae.

Ka ōrite te āhua o te rerenga kōrero hāngū, hei tauira:

I hangaia te whare e Bob. (The house was built by Bob.)
Kāore te whare i hangaia e Bob. (The house was not built by Bob.)

Ko te rerenga kōrero wāhi, ahakoa nō tēhea wā, ka whakakāhoretia ki te 'i', hei tauira,

Kei runga te pene i te tēpu. (The pen is on the table.)
Kāore te pene i runga i te tēpu. (The pen is not, was not, will not be... on the table.)

Ka kitea ko te kīanga wāhi i roto i te rerenga kōrero ngoi ka whai i ngā tikanga mō ngā rerenga kōrero ngoi i runga ake nei, hei tauira,

Ka moe au ki tātahi. (I will sleep at the beach.)
Kāore au e moe ki tātahi. (I will not sleep at the beach.)

Ka whakakāhoretia ngā rerenga kōrero kaimahi whakaputa ina tāpiritia Ehara ki mua, hei tauira:

Nā rātou te whare i hanga. (They built the house.)
Ehara nā rātou te whare i hanga. (They didn't build the house.)

E pēnei ana hoki te whakakāhoretanga o ngā rerenga kōrero Kaimahi Whakaputa:

Ehara i a rātou te whare i hanga. (They didn't build the house.)

Patua te taramu! (Hit the drum!)
Kaua e patua te taramu! (Don't hit the drum!)

Kāti te tangi! (Stop crying!)