Māori Grammar

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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

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