Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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 a Rangi rāua ko Mia mā runga i te motukā.
Rangi and Mia are travelling by car.

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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