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 atu ia ki tāwāhi.
She will go overseas.

Ka māharahara ahau.
I will be anxious.

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

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

Ka hiainu koe.
You will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka tino riri koe.
You will be very angry.

Ka āhua matekai koe.
You will be somewhat starving.

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

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

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

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

Ka tino ngenge koe.
You will be very tired.

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

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

Ka ngenge ahau.
I will be tired.

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

Ka māuiui ahau.
I will be sick.

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

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

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

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

Ka māngere ahau.
I will be lazy.

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

Ka oma ia?
Will he/she run?

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

Ka kohi pipi au.
I will go pipi gathering.

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

Ka pukuriri ia.
He or she will be grumpy.

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

Ka āhua pukumahi ahau.
I will be somewhat busy.

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

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

Ka harikoa koe.
You will be happy.

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

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

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

Ka āhua pukuriri koe.
You will be somewhat grumpy.

Ka tino māharahara koe.
You will be very anxious.

Ka tino pai ahau.
I will be very good.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka matekai ahau.
I will be starving.

Ka ora koe.
You will be well.

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

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

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

Ka pukumahi ahau.
I will be busy.

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

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

Ka pukuriri koe.
You will be grumpy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka wera koe.
You will be hot.

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

Ka pōuri koe.
You will be sad.

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

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

Ka tino hiamoe koe.
You will be very sleepy.

Ka āwangawanga koe.
You will be worried.

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

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

Ka tino ora ahau.
I will be very well.

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 mokemoke ia.
He or she will be very lonely.

Ka āhua makariri ahau.
I will be somewhat cold.

Ka pai ahau.
I will be good.

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

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

Ka pai koe.
You will be good.

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

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

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

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

Ka pōuri ia.
He or she will be sad.

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

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

Ka tino wera ahau.
I will be very hot.

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

Ka whakatā ahau.
I will be relaxed.

Ka matekai ia.
He or she will be starving.

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

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

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

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

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

Ka māuiui ia.
He or she will be sick.

Ka tino pukumahi ahau.
I will be very busy.

Ka hoki mai au āpōpō.
I will return tomorrow.

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

Ka tino matekai ahau.
I will be very starving.

Ka hiainu ia.
He or she will be thirsty.

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

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

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

Ka makariri ahau.
I will be cold.

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

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

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

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

Ka kākāriki te karaihe.
The grass has become green.

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

Ka āhua ora ahau.
I will be somewhat well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka āhua whakatā ahau.
I will be somewhat relaxed.

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

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

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

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

Ka māharahara koe.
You will be anxious.

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

Ka āhua mokemoke koe.
You will be somewhat lonely.

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

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

Ka oma te kūri.
The dog will run.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka tino hiainu ahau.
I will be very thirsty.

Ka whakatā koe.
You will be relaxed.

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

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

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

Ka wera ahau.
I will be hot.

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

Ka tino matekai koe.
You will be very starving.