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 oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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 mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.