Māori Grammar

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Rangi has been to Taupō on his friend's helicopter

mā runga

Means of travel uses mā runga. This is used to say how someone got from A to B or how they will get there.

I haere au mā runga motokā.
I traveled by car.

I haere mai au mā runga paihikara.
I came by bike.

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.

If someone walks (that is, travels by foot) mā raro is used.

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

Ka haere au mā raro.
I'm walking.

Ka haere ia mā raro.
She walked.

I haere au mā runga motokā.
I traveled by car.

Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.

Kei te haere a Mere mā runga i te pahikara o Makere.
Mere is going on Mikaere's bike.

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.

Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina mō te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.

Ka haere au mā runga motokā.
I will travel by car.

Kei te haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you travelling?

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

I haere rāua mā runga pahi.
Those who travelled by bus.

Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.

Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā o Tim.
She went on Tim's car.

Ka haere mā runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

Ka haere māua mā runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel by bus.

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.

Ka haere ia mā runga i tana motukā.
She went by her car.

Ka haere ia mā runga motukā.
She went by car.

Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu.
They are going by train to Te Awamutu.

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

I haere mai au mā runga motokā.
I came by car.

I haere koutou mā runga aha?
How did you come?

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.

Kei te haere au mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.

Ka haere ia mā raro.
She walked.

I haere mai au mā runga papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.

Ko wai ka haere mā runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?

Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.

Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.

Mā runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.

Ka rongo a Rangi, ka hihiri kia hoe atu ia mā runga i te waka.
Rangi heard, and wanted to paddle there by canoe.

Kei te tae mai ia mā runga i te pahi.
She is arriving by bus.

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.

Ka haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you going? (travelling).

Mā runga aha?
On what (will you travel)?

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

Ka tae mai a Mere mā runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?

Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.

Ka haere au mā raro.
I'm walking.

I haere mai au mā runga paihikara.
I came by bike.

Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.

Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.

Ka tae mai a Koa mā runga motukā.
Koa travelled by car.

Ki te haere koe mā raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.

Kei te haere ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.

Ka haere koe mā runga aha?
How will you travel?

Kei te haere au mā runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.

Kei te haere a Kauri rāua ko Ataahua mā runga i te motukā.
Kauri and Ataahua are travelling by car.

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.

Kāore au i te taraiwa, ka haere mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I'm not driving, I'm going by plane.

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina.
We went to town by train.

Ka haere koe ki Tāmaki-makau-rau mā runga i te tereina?
Are you going to Auckland by train?

Mā runga i te tereina o te ono karaka.
On the six o'clock train.

Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.

Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.

Mā runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

Kei te haere koe mā runga aha?
How are you travelling?

Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā.
She went by the car.