Māori Grammar

Travelling by means of - mā runga

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Rangi has been to Taupō on his friend's helicopter

mā runga

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

Ka tae mai a Rangi mā runga motukā.
Rangi travelled by 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.

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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