Māori Grammar

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te 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.

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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.

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