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 pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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 āhua pai a Mere.
Mere will be somewhat good.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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 kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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 pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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 māuiui ia.
He or she will be very sick.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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