Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.
By car.

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

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

I haere mai au mā runga 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.

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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