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Āwhea and āhea (which are variants of the same word) are used to ask when something will happen in the future. They are related to ihea and iwhea which ask when something happened in the past.
It can be used with the formular: Āwhea (subject) (verb) ai?
Āwhea koe waiata ai?
When will you sing?
Āhea tātou haere atu ai?
When will we leave?
When the sentence uses a person pronoun (koe, koutou, tātou, etc), it comes after āwhea. However, when a person's name or a noun is used it can coe either after āwhea or after the verb:
Āhea a Rangi kōrero ai?
Āhea kōrero ai a Rangi?
When will Rangi speak?
Āwhea ngā tamariki tākaro ai?
Āwhea tākaro ai ngā tamariki?
When will the children play?
A question with āhea should be answered with a sentence starting with ā:
Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?
Ā te ahiahi.
In the afternoon.
Āwhea a Niko hiki maitai ai?
When will Niko lift weights?Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?Āwhea a Riripeti horoi kākahu ai?
When will Riripeti wash the clothes?Āhea koe ka kai?
When will you eat?Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?Ā hea te kemu?
When is the game?Āwhea a Ataahua ngaki māra ai?
When will Ataahua dig the garden?Āhea?
When? (in the future)Āwhea hoko ai a Mia i tana pahikara hou?
When is Mia buying his new bike?Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?Āhea ngā ngeru meke ai i ngā māwhitiwhiti?
When will the cats pounce on the grasshoppers?Āhea te whakamātautau kupu?
When is the word test?Āhea koe ka haere?
When are you going?Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you mow the lawn?Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?Āwhea a Koa ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Koa learn ancient songs?Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?Āwhea a Aroha tīmata ai?
When does Aroha start?Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When are you two flying to Christchurch?Āwhea tāua haere ai?
When shall we go?Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Ā hea te hui?
When is the meeting?Āwhea a Riripeti hoko kai ai?
When will Riripeti buy food?Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the hui take place?Āwhea a Taika tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Taika play netball?Āhea a Tame ka kōrero?
When is Tame speaking?Āwhea a Aria hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Aria buying his new bike?