Māori Grammar

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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