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