Māori Grammar

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 aha?
On what (will you travel)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ka haere mātou ki te tāone mā runga tereina mō te rua haora.
We went to town by train for two hours.

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.

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

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