Māori Grammar

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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