Māori Grammar

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ka as a future tense marker

The future tense is usually indicated with the tense marker ka:

Ka haere au.
I will go.

Ka waiara ia.
She will sing.

Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.
We will eat the feast together.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

Ka inu te manuhiri i ngā inu i te marae.
The guest will drink the drink at the marae.

Ka heke te hukapapa i tēnei wiki?
Will it snow this week?

Ka oti te hangai a te waka ā tēnei Paengawhāwhā.
The waka will be finished in April.

Ka āhua makariri a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat cold.

Ka āhua hiainu ia.
He or she will be somewhat thirsty.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka whiti te rā ki Kaitaia āpōpō.
The sun will shine in Kaitaia tomorrow.

Ka ngaki au i te māra.
I will weed the garden.

Ka tino whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very relaxed.

Ka tino whakatā ia.
He or she will be very relaxed.

Ka āhua pai a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat good.

Ka tino mokemoke ia.
He or she will be very lonely.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu paru.
I will wash the dirty clothes.

Ka āhua hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat hungry.

Ka kōrero ia ki te kuramāhita.
She will speak to the headmaster.

Ka āhua māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sick.

Ka āhua makariri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat cold.

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka āhua whakatā a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.

Ka kōrero te Pirihitini mō te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka tino ora a Mere.
Mere will be very well.

Ka tiki au i te kete kākahu.
I will fetch the clothes basket.

Ka tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very angry.

Ka āhua māharahara a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat anxious.

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te pō nei.
The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.
The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka haere ia ki Amerika.
He will go to America.

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

Ka inu koe i te miraka.
You will drink the milk.

Ka tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi will be very relaxed.

Ka tatari au ki a koutou ko ngā kaiako.
I will wait for you and the teachers.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

Ka whawhai tonu au ki a koutou ko ō hoa.
I will keep fighting against you and your friends.

Ka tatari au ki a koe.
I will wait for you.

Ka haere ngā tamariki ki te toa.
The children will go to the shop.

Ka aha koe ki te tamaiti hīanga?
What will you do with the mischievous child?

Ka tunu ahau i te kai.
I will cook food.

Ka tino matekai ia.
He or she will be very starving.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka āhua hiainu a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat thirsty.

Ka tino makariri a Mere.
Mere will be very cold.

Ka hoki mai au ā tēnei Whiringa-ā-rangi.
I will return this November.

Ka tino hiakai a Mere.
Mere will be very hungry.

Ka whakaako au i a koe ki te raranga harakeke.
I will teach you to weave flax.

Ka āhua mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat lonely.

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

Ka haere ngā tama ki te kura.
The boys will go to school.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.

Ka haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.

Ka tino māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sick.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka tuhi ai i te īmera ākuanei.
I will write the email shortly.

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka whakatō te paruauru i ngā tipu ā tērā wiki.
The gardener will plant the seedlings next week.

Ka tīmata taku tama i te kura ā te wāhanga tuarua o te tau.
My son will start school in the second part of the year.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.

Ka tino māuiui ia.
He or she will be very sick.

Ka hoki tātou ki te marae.
We all will return to the marae.

Ka tuhituhi reta ia.
He will be letter-writing.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

Ka pūkana mai ngā tāngata e haka ana.
The people who are doing the haka will do fierce facial expressions.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka hoko au i tētahi taonga mā tāku tahu.
I will buy a gift for my love.

Ka karanga e koe ki a au.
You will call me.

Ka tūtaki tātou ki te pāmu ā te 3 karaka.
We will meet at the farm at 3 o'clock.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

Ka āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat angry.

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka tapahi au i te pātītī.
I will cut the grass.

Ka āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat anxious.

Ka tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very grumpy.

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

Ka āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat well.

Ka tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very starving.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy will kick the ball.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

Ka haere tonu ia a tērā tau.
He will go next year.

Ka uta au i ngā kākahu ki te kete kākahu.
I will load the clothes into the clothes basket

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.
We will eat the feast together.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka patu au i te pōro.
I will hit the ball.

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

Ka āwhina koe i a au ā tērā wiki.
You will help me next week.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka kōrero au ki a ia.
I will speak to her.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka āhua hiakai ia.
He or she will be somewhat hungry.

Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu.
I will wash the clothes.

Ka taitai rātou ō rātou niho.
They will brush their teeth.

Ka āhua ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat tired.

Ka āhua māngere ia.
He or she will be somewhat lazy.

Ka tino hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very hungry.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka haere mai ia i te torongitanga o te rā.
He will come at sunset.

Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.

Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te pō nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.

Ka tino makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very cold.

Ka haere au ki te kura, āpōpō.
I will go to school tomorrow.

Ka hoki tātou ki te mahi.
We will return to work.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka ātaahua te māra ā tēnei Whiringa-ā-nuku.
The garden will be beautiful in October.

Ka whakaweto te koroua i ngā rama ā te 10 karaka.
The old man will turn the lights off at 10 o'clock.

Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Ka tae mai rātou, ka noho tahi mātou ki te kōrero.
When they arrive, we will all sit and chat.

Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.

Ka tino hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sleepy.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka haere te iwi ki te hui kia kōrero ngā kaumātua.
The iwi will travel to the meeting so the elders can talk.

Ka wehe atu te hunga rā ākuanei.
That group of people (over there) will leave soon.

Ka āhua matekai a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat starving.

Ka haere au ki te hokomaha ākuanei.
I will be going to the supermarket soon.

Ka tipu te rito o te harakeke i tēnei marama.
The new shoots of flax will sprout this month.

Ka tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sad.

Ka hīkoi a Aria ki te kura.
Aria will walk to school.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka tino pai ia.
He or she will be very good.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka āhua wera ia.
He or she will be somewhat hot.

Ka āhua āwangawanga a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat worried.