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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

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

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

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

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