ka kore anō (rā) (hoki) e ...
1. can't be done, doesn't know, doesn't understand, doesn't have a clue - an idiom to indicate that a person won't know or understand something, or know how to do something. It can also be used to indicate the criticism of the speaker that someone else has difficulty paying attention.
Rangi: Kua hokona e Pura he rorohiko māna. Pare: Ha! - Ka kore anō tērā e mōhio ki te patopato! (HKK 1999:66). / Rani: Pura has bought a computer for herself. Pare: Ha! She doesn't know how to type!
Rangi: Kua tohua ko Mātene hei māngai mō tātou i te hui. Pare: Ata! Ka kore anō hoki e hamumu te waha o tēnā (HKK 1999:67). / Rangi: Martin has been appointed as spokesperson for us at the meeting. Pare: Really! That one never opens his mouth.
Ka kore anō e mōhio, ka tohutohu mai ai. / For someone who doesn't have a clue, he's got the nerve to tell us what to do.
