Māori Grammar

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ka as a future tense marker

The future tense is usually indicated with the tense marker ka:

Ka haere au.
I will go.

Ka waiara ia.
She will sing.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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 āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

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 tino makariri a Mere.
Mere will be very cold.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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