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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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 haere atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.

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

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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.