Māori Grammar

Ka pau ana āu hua whenua, ka kai koe i tō purini.
When all your vegetables have been eaten, you will be able to eat your pudding.

Ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero, ka mutu ana te karanga.
The whaikōrero will start when the karanga has finished.

Ka karangatia ana mātou, ka eke ki runga i te marae.
When we were called, we then proceeded onto the marae.

Ka tae mai ana rātou, ka kai tātou.
When they arrive, we will eat.

Ka mutu ana te karanga, ka tīmata ngā whaikōrero.
When the karanga has finished, the whaikōrero will start.

Ka ānini ana te mahunga, ka moe ahau.
Whenever I get a headache, I have a sleep.

Ka kai tātou, ka tae mai ana rātou.
We will all eat when they arrive.

Ka mutu ana te hui, ka hoki atu tāua ki te kāinga.
When the hui finishes, then we will come home. (Or when the hui finished, then we went home.)

Ka haere tātou, ka mutu ana te hui.
We will go when the hui finishes.

Ka puāwai ana te pōhutukawa, ka mōmona ngā kina.
When the pōhutukawa blooms, the kina are fat.