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

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

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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 pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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