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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

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 āhua matekai a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

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

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

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 pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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 riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.