e kore ... e

A Nonoccurring or Future Negative

Level 4

E kore + subject + e + verbal phrase; rawa strengthens the denial.

How It Works

Begin with e kore, place the subject next, and introduce the denied action with another e. Objects, destinations and directionals keep their normal marking. The verb has no person or number ending. A future time phrase can make prospective reference explicit; context can also support a general denial or commitment.

E kore ngā manuhiri e tae mai āpōpō predicts nonarrival tomorrow. Rawa strengthens the denial; “never” is appropriate only when context supports that temporal scope. Compare E kore au e hoko i taua waka, “I will not buy that vehicle,” with Kāore au i hoko i taua waka, “I did not buy that vehicle.” This entry teaches the complete e … e frame, rather than prescribing every construction containing kore.

Examples (3)

  1. E kore au e hoko i taua waka.

    I will not buy that vehicle.

    Retains the i-marked object.

  2. E kore ngā manuhiri e tae mai āpōpō.

    The visitors will not arrive tomorrow.

    Āpōpō makes future reference explicit.

  3. E kore rawa mātou e whakaae ki tēnā tono.

    We will certainly not agree to that request.

    Rawa strengthens the denial; mātou excludes the addressee.

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e kore ... eLevel 4A Nonoccurring or Future Negative

Learn This First

Introduce e kore, then the subject and e-marked action, as a complete nonoccurrence frame. Predictions, commitments and general denials receive their time and strength from context; an explicit tomorrow phrase fixes the prospective example.

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