#129: I don't have your stupid book
Negating locatives wirh kāore... i te...
Negation of locatives — kāore...
This lesson explains the difference between owning something and simply having it with you in te reo Māori. Ownership uses tā/ā and is negated with “kāore āku…”, while possession as location uses “kei a…”. Because kei is locative, it is negated like present actions using “kāore… i (te)…”. Thus, “kāore tō pukapuka i a au” means the book is not with me.