Māori Grammar

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.

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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 pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 pahi.
I came by bus.

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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 tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.