Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I haere au mā runga motokā.
I traveled by 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 ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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