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Āwhea and āhea (which are variants of the same word) are used to ask when something will happen in the future. They are related to ihea and iwhea which ask when something happened in the past.
It can be used with the formular: Āwhea (subject) (verb) ai?
Āwhea koe waiata ai?
When will you sing?
Āhea tātou haere atu ai?
When will we leave?
When the sentence uses a person pronoun (koe, koutou, tātou, etc), it comes after āwhea. However, when a person's name or a noun is used it can coe either after āwhea or after the verb:
Āhea a Rangi kōrero ai?
Āhea kōrero ai a Rangi?
When will Rangi speak?
Āwhea ngā tamariki tākaro ai?
Āwhea tākaro ai ngā tamariki?
When will the children play?
A question with āhea should be answered with a sentence starting with ā:
Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?
Ā te ahiahi.
In the afternoon.
Āwhea a Aroha ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Aroha learn ancient songs?Āwhea a Ari hiki maitai ai?
When will Ari lift weights?Āwhea a Riripeti hoko kai ai?
When will Riripeti buy food?Āhea te whakamātautau kupu?
When is the word test?Āwhea a Riripeti horoi kākahu ai?
When will Riripeti wash the clothes?Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?Āhea ngā ngeru meke ai i ngā māwhitiwhiti?
When will the cats pounce on the grasshoppers?Āhea a Rangi ka kōrero?
When is Rangi speaking?Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Āwhea a Taika tīmata ai?
When does Taika start?Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the hui take place?Āwhea a Honi hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Honi buying his new bike?Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When are you two flying to Christchurch?Āwhea hoko ai a Mia i tana pahikara hou?
When is Mia buying his new bike?Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?Kua roa te pahi nei e tāria ana. Āwhea ka tae mai?
This bus has been waited for for a long time. When will it arrive?Āhea koe ka kai?
When will you eat?Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?Āwhea a Kauri tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Kauri play netball?Āhea?
When? (in the future)Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?Ā hea te kemu?
When is the game?Āwhea tāua haere ai?
When shall we go?Āwhea a Aria ngaki māra ai?
When will Aria dig the garden?Āwhea koe tapahi ai i te pātītī?
When will you mow the lawn?Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?Āhea koe ka haere?
When are you going?Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?