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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 tāua haere ai?
When shall we go?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?Āwhea tū ai te hui?
When will the hui take place?Āwhea te konohete tīmata ai?
When does the concert start?Āhea koe haere atu ai ki Rarotonga?
When are you leaving for Rarotonga?Āwhea a Pāora ngaki māra ai?
When will Pāora dig the garden?Āwhea a Hera hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Hera buying his new bike?Ā hea te kemu?
When is the game?Āhea?
When? (in the future)Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When do you two fly to Ōtautahi?Āhea ngā ngeru meke ai i ngā māwhitiwhiti?
When will the cats pounce on the grasshoppers?Āwhea te tumuaki tū ai ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Āwhea koe wehe ai?
When do you leave?Āwhea rātou hoki mai ai?
When are they returning?Āwhea a Hēmi tīmata ai?
When does Hēmi start?Āwhea a Riripeti horoi kākahu ai?
When will Riripeti wash the clothes?Āhea koe ka kai?
When will you eat?Āwhea te hui tū ai?
When will the hui take place?Āhea koutou hoki atu ai ki tō koutou kāinga?
When are you returning to your home?Āwhea tū ai te tumuaki ki te kōrero?
When will the principal stand to speak?Āwhea kōrua rere ai ki Ōtautahi?
When are you two flying to Christchurch?Āwhea hoko ai a Ataahua i tana pahikara hou?
When is Ataahua buying his new bike?Āwhea a Riripeti hoko kai ai?
When will Riripeti buy food?Ā hea te hui?
When is the meeting?Āhea a Manu ka kōrero?
When is Manu speaking?Āwhea a Mia ako waiata tawhito ai?
When will Mia learn ancient songs?Āhea ngā kau kai ai?
When will the cows eat?Āwhea a Rangi hiki maitai ai?
When will Rangi lift weights?Āhea koe ka haere?
When are you going?Āhea te whakamātautau kupu?
When is the word test?Āwhea koe peka mai ai?
When will you pop in?Āwhea a Pita tākaro poitarawhiti ai?
When will Pita play netball?