Māori Grammar

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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 āhua ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat tired.

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

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.