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 pukuriri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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 ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.