Māori Grammar

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 mai au mā runga pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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