Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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.

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

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