Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
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.

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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