Māori Grammar

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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 tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very angry.

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.