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 pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

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 oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be 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 ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

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 tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi will be very relaxed.

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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 pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very grumpy.

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.