Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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