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 tino hiakai a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very hungry.

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

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

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

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

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

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

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

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

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

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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

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

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

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

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

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua hiakai koe.
You will be somewhat hungry.

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

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

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

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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 makariri a Hēmi.
Hēmi will be very cold.

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

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

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

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

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

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