Māori Grammar
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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.
Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.Ki te haere koe mā raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.Ka haere au mā runga motokā.
I will travel by car.I haere rāua mā runga pahi.
Those who travelled 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.Ka haere māua mā runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel by bus.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.I haere mai au mā runga papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.Kei te haere koe mā runga aha?
How are you travelling?Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu.
They are going by train to Te Awamutu.I haere koutou mā runga aha?
How did you come?Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.Mā runga i te tereina o te ono karaka.
On the six o'clock train.Kāore au i te taraiwa, ka haere mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I'm not driving, I'm going by plane.Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.Ka rongo a Manu, ka hihiri kia hoe atu ia mā runga i te waka.
Manu heard, and wanted to paddle there by canoe.Mā runga aha?
On what (will you travel)?Ka haere ia mā runga motukā.
She went by car.I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.Ka tae mai a Mere mā runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?Ka haere koe mā runga aha?
How will you travel?Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā.
She went by the car.Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.Kei te haere a Aroha rāua ko Hēmi mā runga i te motukā.
Aroha and Hēmi are travelling by car.Ka haere koe ki Tāmaki-makau-rau mā runga i te tereina?
Are you going to Auckland by train?Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā o Tim.
She went on Tim's car.Ka haere mātou mā runga i te motokā o tōku matua.
We (but not you) will go in my father's car.Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.Kei te haere a Mere mā runga i te pahikara o Makere.
Mere is going on Mikaere's bike.Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina.
We went to town by train.Ka tae mai a Niko mā runga motukā.
Niko travelled by car.Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.Ka haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you going? (travelling).Ka haere mā runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina mō te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.Kei te haere ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.Mā runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.Mā runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.Ka haere ia mā runga i tana motukā.
She went by her car.Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.I haere mai au mā runga motokā.
I came by car.Kei te haere au mā runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.Ko wai ka haere mā runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?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.Kei te haere au mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.