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1. (negative) not, no, none - a negative placed before the verb it negates, used most commonly in formal speech in modern Māori.

taea hoki te pēwhea. / Nothing can be done.
Inā ko te pura o te kanohi kia āta tirohia, ā kāti tirohia, kore noa iho ai i konā kore noa iho ai. / If you’re going to look them in the eye, look them in the eye, but don’t just sit there doing nothing.

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Synonyms: kore, kore noa iho, kārekau, kāhore, āna, ehē, horekau, kāore, kāre, e, kāo, kaua, hore, karekau, hore kau, kāore kau


2. (particle) instead of - used with . Sometimes ai is also added.

Kei te haere ia ki te kēmu, mahi ai i ana mahi. / She is going to the game instead of doing her work.

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