Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 3
Future locative - hei

Kei is used to indicate both present and future location:

Kei korā ahau.
I am there.
I will be there.

In some situations, where the speaker wishes to convey a strong sense of time, hei is used:

Hei korā ahau.
I will be there in the future.

Hei Taranaki te hui a Oketopa.
The meeting in October will be at Taranaki.

Hei mua te kurī i te kuaha.
The dog will be in front of the door.

Hei waenganui ngā tamariki i te papa tākaro.
The children will be in the middle of the playground.

Hei te taha matau te kōtiro.
The girl will be on the right-hand side.

Hei mua te waka i te whare.
The car will be in front of the house.

Hei konei ahau ā te ata.
I will be here in the morning.

Hei korā ahau.
I will be there.

Hei roto te tāne i te whare.
The man will be inside the house.

Hei runga te pukapuka i te tēpu.
The book will be on the table.

Hei runga te manu i te rākau.
The bird will be on the tree.

Hei reira te pukapuka.
The book will be there.

Hei te Rāmere haere atu ai au ki Otepoti.
I will go to Dunedin on Friday.

Hei te whare noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.

Hei te kura ia.
She will be at school.

Hei te papa tuatoru te hui ā te ahiahi nei.
The meeting will be held on the third floor this afternoon.

Hei te taha mauī te tama.
The boy will be on the left-hand side.

Hei tāwāhi whānau.
Your family will be overseas.

Hei te Rātapu hikoi ai au me to kurī.
On Sunday I will walk with my dog.

Hei konā waea.
Your phone will be there (by you).

Hei tai te waka.
The boat will be by the sea.

Hei roto te pirihimana i te waka.
The policeman will be in the car.

Hei uta ngā waka.
The boats will be ashore.

Hei raro ngā i te tūru.
The shoes will be under the chair.

Hei tātahi ngā tāngata e whakatā ana.
The people will be relaxing at the beach.

Hei konei he kāinga mo mātou.
Here will be a home for us.

Hei te taha o te motokā te wahine.
The woman will be by the car.

Hei te kāinga te tamaiti.
The child will be at home.

Hei taha mauī te waka i te whare.
The car will be to the left of the house.

Hei te toa a Hemi.
Hemi will be at the shop.

Hei tawhiti te whare.
The house will be in the distance.

Hei āpōpō au tae atu ai.
I will come tomorrow.

Hei tua te whare i te marae.
The house will be beyond the marae.

Hei konei ngā ngeru.
The cats will be here.

Hei roto au i tōku tari.
I will be in my office.

Hei waho ngā kai i te pāmu.
The food will be outside the farm.

Hei te marae rātou.
They will be at the marae.

Hei muri te kaiako i te akomanga.
The teacher will be behind the classroom.

Hei korā ngā tūru.
The chairs will be over there.

Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.