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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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 wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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 āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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 hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi 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 ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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 hiainu ia.
He or she will be somewhat thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

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