ka + verb
An Event in Context
Ka introduces an event or a new state in context.
How It Works
Ka haere au āpōpō is future because āpōpō says tomorrow. In a story about yesterday, a following ka clause can carry that story forward.
Do not label every ka as English will. Look for a stated time, a preceding event and the kind of predicate. A change of state, such as becoming cold, also commonly uses this frame.
Examples (3)
- Ka haere au āpōpō.
I will go tomorrow.
- I tae mai a Mere. Ka noho ia.
Mere arrived. Then they sat down.
- Ka makariri te wai.
The water becomes cold.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Teach ka through a tomorrow plan, a following narrative event and a new state. Learners recover time from the surrounding account rather than assigning every ka clause an English future translation.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
- pēheaAsking HowLevel 1
- i / ā + time phraseEarlier and Later TimesLevel 2
- kāore ... eNegating a Nonpast ActionLevel 2
- anōAgain or AnotherLevel 3
- ki te + conditionIf an Event HappensLevel 3
- ka mutuAn Ending or Further PointLevel 4
- kei ... kaLest Something HappensLevel 4
- nō ... kaWhen One Event Led to AnotherLevel 4
And 3 more in the full list.
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