Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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.

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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.

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

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

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