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 whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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 hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

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 kura, āpōpō.
I will go to school tomorrow.

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka tipu te rito o te harakeke i tēnei marama.
The new shoots of flax will sprout this month.

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

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

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