Māori Grammar

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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 tino makariri a Mere.
Mere will be very cold.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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 matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.