Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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 Mere mā runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

Ka haere ia mā runga motukā.
She went 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.