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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.
Āhea?
When? (in the future)Āwhea hoko ai a Ataahua i tana pahikara hou?
When is Ataahua buying his new bike?Āwhea a Pāora hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Pāora buying his new bike?Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Āwhea a Rangi hiki maitai ai?
When will Rangi lift weights?Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?Āwhea a Riripeti horoi kākahu ai?
When will Riripeti wash the clothes?Āwhea a Riripeti hoko kai ai?
When will Riripeti buy food?Āhea koe ka kai?
When will you eat?Āwhea a Mia ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Mia learn ancient songs?Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?Ā hea te kemu?
When is the game?Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?Āwhea a Taika tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Taika play netball?Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you mow the lawn?Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?Āhea a Koa ka kōrero?
When is Koa speaking?Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When are you two flying to Christchurch?Āhea koe ka haere?
When are you going?Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the hui take place?Āwhea a Nikau tīmata ai?
When does Nikau start?Āwhea tāua haere ai?
When shall we go?Ā hea te hui?
When is the meeting?Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?Āhea ngā ngeru meke ai i ngā māwhitiwhiti?
When will the cats pounce on the grasshoppers?Āwhea a Ari ngaki māra ai?
When will Ari dig the garden?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 te hui tū ai?
When will the hui take place?Āhea te whakamātautau kupu?
When is the word test?