Māori Grammar
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The future tense is usually indicated with the tense marker ka:
Ka haere au.
I will go.
Ka waiara ia.
She will sing.
Ka tino pai ia.
He or she will be very good.Ka āhua hiainu a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat thirsty.Ka tino ora a Mere.
Mere will be very well.Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.Ka tino māuiui ia.
He or she will be very sick.Ka wehe atu te hunga rā ākuanei.
That group of people (over there) will leave soon.Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.Ka tapahi au i te pātītī.
I will cut the grass.Ka whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy will kick the ball.Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.Ka karanga e koe ki a au.
You will call me.Ka haere au ki te hokomaha ākuanei.
I will be going to the supermarket soon.Ka tino hiakai a Mere.
Mere will be very hungry.Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.Ka āhua ngenge a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat tired.Ka hoki tātou ki te mahi.
We will return to work.Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.Ka kōrero te Pirihitini mō te ture tuawaru.
The President will talk about the eighth amendment.Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.Ka tino whakatā ia.
He or she 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 inu koe i te miraka.
You will drink the milk.Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.Ka āwhina koe i a au ā tērā wiki.
You will help me next week.Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.Ka kite kōrua i a Pāpā Poaka ā tērā tau.
You two will see Pāpā Poaka next year.Ka tuhi ai i te īmera ākuanei.
I will write the email shortly.Ka tino pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very grumpy.Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te pō nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.Ka tatari au ki a koe.
I will wait for you.Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.Ka āhua matekai a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat starving.Ka āhua māharahara a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat anxious.Ka tatari au ki a koutou ko ngā kaiako.
I will wait for you and the teachers.Ka haere mai ia i te torongitanga o te rā.
He will come at sunset.Ka tino matekai ia.
He or she will be very starving.Ka kōrero au ki a ia.
I will speak to her.Ka āhua hiakai ia.
He or she will be somewhat hungry.Ka tuhituhi reta ia.
He will be letter-writing.Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.Ka tino riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be very angry.Ka tino pōuri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sad.Ka hoko au i tētahi taonga mā tāku tahu.
I will buy a gift for my love.Ka āhua āwangawanga a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat worried.Ka wehe tātou ā te 2 karaka ā tēnei ahiahi.
We (3 + incl) will leave at 2 o'clock this afternoon.Ka haere tonu ia a tērā tau.
He will go next year.Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.Ka tiki au i te kete kākahu.
I will fetch the clothes basket.Ka aha koe ki te tamaiti hīanga?
What will you do with the mischievous child?Ka āhua hiainu ia.
He or she will be somewhat thirsty.Ka āhua ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat well.Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.Ka haere ngā tamariki ki te toa.
The children will go to the shop.Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.Ka tino mokemoke ia.
He or she will be very lonely.Ka hoki mai au ā tēnei Whiringa-ā-rangi.
I will return this November.Ka haere ia ki Amerika.
He will go to America.Ka whakatō te paruauru i ngā tipu ā tērā wiki.
The gardener will plant the seedlings next week.Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.
We will eat the feast together.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 makariri a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat cold.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 koe.
You will be grumpy.Ka ātaahua te māra ā tēnei Whiringa-ā-nuku.
The garden will be beautiful in October.Ka tino māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi will be very sick.Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.Ka ngaki au i te māra.
I will weed the garden.Ka haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.Ka whawhai tonu au ki a koutou ko ō hoa.
I will keep fighting against you and your friends.Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.Ka āhua makariri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat cold.Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te pō nei.
The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.Ka hoki tātou ki te marae.
We all will return to the marae.Ka tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi will be very relaxed.Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.Ka kai tahi tātou i te hākari.
We will eat the feast together.Ka tipu te rito o te harakeke i tēnei marama.
The new shoots of flax will sprout this month.Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.Ka kite au i ōku hoa ki te kura.
I will see my friends at school.Ka tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very starving.Ka manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.
The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.Ka āhua mokemoke a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat lonely.Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.Ka tino makariri a Mere.
Mere will be very cold.Ka āhua hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat hungry.Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.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 patu au i te pōro.
I will hit the ball.Ka āhua wera ia.
He or she will be somewhat hot.Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.Ka āhua māharahara a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat anxious.Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.Ka haere au ki te kura, āpōpō.
I will go to school tomorrow.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 hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very hungry.Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu.
I will wash the clothes.Ka tākaro ngā tamariki ki waho.
The children will play outside.Ka āhua pai a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat good.Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.Ka tunu ahau i te kai.
I will cook food.Ka pūkana mai ngā tāngata e haka ana.
The people who are doing the haka will do fierce facial expressions.Ka kai tātou i tētahi ika nui.
We will eat a big fish.Ka āhua pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat grumpy.Ka uta au i ngā kākahu ki te kete kākahu.
I will load the clothes into the clothes basketKa āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.Ka hīkoi a Aroha ki te kura.
Aroha will walk to school.Ka oti te hangai a te waka ā tēnei Paengawhāwhā.
The waka will be finished in April.Ka tino hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sleepy.Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.Ka whakaako au i a koe ki te raranga harakeke.
I will teach you to weave flax.Ka kōrero ia ki te kuramāhita.
She will speak to the headmaster.Ka āhua whakatā a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat relaxed.Ka whiti te rā ki Kaitaia āpōpō.
The sun will shine in Kaitaia tomorrow.Ka āhua māuiui a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat sick.Ka heke te hukapapa i tēnei wiki?
Will it snow this week?Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.Ka āhua riri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat angry.Ka tino whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very relaxed.Ka tino makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very cold.Ka āhua māngere ia.
He or she will be somewhat lazy.Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu paru.
I will wash the dirty clothes.