Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 aha?
How are you travelling?

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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.

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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