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 āhua makariri a Rangi.
Rangi will be somewhat cold.

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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 a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very relaxed.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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 pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

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 hīkoi a Aria ki te kura.
Aria will walk to school.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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