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 āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

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