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

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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 hiainu a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat thirsty.

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

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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 pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

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 āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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