Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 2
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

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

runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.

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

runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.

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

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

I haere mātou ko aku hoa 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.

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

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

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

runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

Kei te haere a Niko rāua ko Ari runga i te motukā.
Niko and Ari are travelling by car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.

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

I haere au runga motokā.
I traveled by car.

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

runga aha?
On what (will you travel)?

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

runga motokā.
By car.

runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

Ka haere ia runga motukā.
She went by car.

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

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

runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.

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

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

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

Ka haere koe runga aha?
How will you travel?

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

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

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

Ka tae mai a Mia runga motukā.
Mia travelled by car.

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

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

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

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

runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.

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

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

runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

I haere koutou runga aha?
How did you come?