Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.