Māori Grammar

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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 tereina.
By train.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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 rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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