Found 1 results matching "kore"

• kore

  1. (stative) be nil, nothing, not, no longer, zero, zilch, nought - used in negatives after verbal particles, e.g. e, ka, kei, kua, me, i or ki te.   Ki te kore a Pio e tae mai, ka raru tātou.If Pio doesn't arrive we're in trouble. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 67, 89-90;)
  2. (particle) Used following a reason or asking why something has not taken place or will not take place.   He aha koutou i kore ai e whakarongo?Why didn't you all listen? (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 23;) See also nā te aha ... i kore ai e ... ?.
  3. (particle) without, -less, lacking - used before or after nouns to indicate the absence or lack of that thing. Sometimes written as a separate word, sometimes joined or hyphenated.   He wāhi kore wai tērā moutere.That island is a place lacking water. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 55, 89-90;) See also parakore, kāinga kore.
  4. (verb) no longer - used after kua as a verb to express the loss, absence, destruction or departure of something. It is usually used to mean that something is no longer the case.   Kua kore au e haere ki Rānana.I'm no longer going to London. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 89-90;Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 55;) See also kua kore.
  5. (particle) Used with kia to say 'so that something would not happen'.   I kumea te poti ki uta rawa, kia kore ai e riro i te tai.The boat was pulled right ashore so that it wouldn't be carried off by the tide. (Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 31-32;) See also kia kore ai ... e ....
  6. (particle) might not, may not, mightn't - when used after kei it indicates that an action might not happen.   Kei kore e ea ā tāua nama.Our debts mightn't be paid. See also kei kore.