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kāore ... i

1. (negative) did not, was not - a negative for the past tense. There is usually a change in word order from the affirmative sentence, although this is not essential.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 25;)

Kāore ia i whakaahua i te kāhu. / She didn't photograph the harrier hawk.

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2. (particle) did not, do not have.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 83-84;)

Kāore āna kī i a au. / I don't have her keys.

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