Māori Grammar

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

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

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 tunu ahau i te kai.
I will cook food.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.