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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

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

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 haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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 matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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