Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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 rāua mā runga pahi.
Those who travelled by bus.

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

Ka haere māua mā runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel 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 i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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