Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.