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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

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

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

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

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 tuhituhi reta ia.
He will be letter-writing.

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

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

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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 ora a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be somewhat well.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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