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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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 whakatā a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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 mokemoke ia.
He or she will be very lonely.

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

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 tino whakatā a Rangi.
Rangi will be very relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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