Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

I haere mai au mā runga pahi.
I came 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.

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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 aha?
On what (will you travel)?

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 tae mai a Honi mā runga motukā.
Honi travelled by car.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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