Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

The future tense is usually indicated with the tense marker ka:

Ka haere au.
I will go.

Ka waiara ia.
She will sing.

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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 wera ia.
He or she will be somewhat hot.

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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 āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.