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 tino matekai a Rangi.
Rangi will be very starving.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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 tino hiamoe a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very sleepy.

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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 ora ahau.
I will be very well.

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I 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 pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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