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 āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

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

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

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

Ka āwhina koe i a au ā tērā wiki.
You will help me 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 taitai rātou ō rātou niho.
They will brush their teeth.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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