Māori Grammar

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Rangi has been to Taupō on his friend's helicopter

mā runga

Means of travel uses mā runga. This is used to say how someone got from A to B or how they will get there.

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

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

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

If someone walks (that is, travels by foot) mā raro is used.

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

Ka haere au mā raro.
I'm walking.

Ka haere ia mā raro.
She walked.

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

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

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

Kei te haere ahau ki te kura mā runga pahi, engari kei te haere koe ki te toa mā raro.
I'm going to school by bus but you're walking to the shop.

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 waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.

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 papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.

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

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).

Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.

Ka haere ia mā raro.
She walked.

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

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

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

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

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

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 waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.

I tae mai ia mā raro.
He arrived on foot.

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

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

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

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

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.

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

Ka haere au mā raro.
I'm walking.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

Ki te haere koe mā raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.