Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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 o Tim.
She went on Tim's car.

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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.

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

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