Māori Grammar

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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