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#128: I don't have any dogs, you don't have any dogs, they don't have any dogs

kāore āku, kāore ā rāua, kāore ā tātou, kāore ā rātou, etc
Kāore + possessive expresses not having or owning something. Use kāore + ā/ō + pronoun + noun, depending on the a/ō category. The ā/ō is required before pronouns, and the noun is typically plural. For example: kāore ā rāua kurī — those two don’t have any dogs.

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ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • āku • āna • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • ehara ehara • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hōiho • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • ka • kaha • kāore • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • ko wai • koe • koro • kōrua • koutou • kōwhai • kua •  • mai • māua • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • ō • oma • ora • pai • pango • pēhea? •  • rātau • rāua • rūma moe • taku • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tana • tātou • tāua • tere • tino •  • wāhine • waiata • whaea • whero
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