Māori Grammar

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

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 kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.

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

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

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

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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