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 tino hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very hungry.

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka uta au i ngā kākahu ki te kete kākahu.
I will load the clothes into the clothes basket

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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 tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be 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 karanga e koe ki a au.
You will call me.

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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