Māori Grammar

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ka as a future tense marker

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

Ka haere au.
I will go.

Ka waiara ia.
She will sing.

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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 tino whakatā a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very relaxed.

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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