Māori Grammar
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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.
I haere rāua mā runga pahi.
Those who travelled by bus.Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.Kei te haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you travelling?I haere mai au mā runga papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.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.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.Ka haere au mā runga motokā.
I will travel by car.Kei te haere a Hera rāua ko Honi mā runga i te motukā.
Hera and Honi are travelling by car.Ka tae mai a Mere mā runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?Kei te haere au mā runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.Ka haere māua mā runga pahi.
We (he/she and I) will travel by bus.Ka haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you going? (travelling).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.Mā runga i te tereina o te ono karaka.
On the six o'clock train.Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I 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.Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā o Tim.
She went on Tim's 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 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.Ka tae mai a Manu mā runga motukā.
Manu travelled by car.Mā runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.Mā runga aha?
On what (will you travel)?Kei te haere au mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I am 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.Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.Ki te haere koe mā raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.Ka haere ia mā runga motukā.
She went by car.Me haere tātou mā raro.
We should go by foot.Kāore ahau e āhei te hīkoi mā raro.
I can't walk.Ka rongo a Nikau, ka hihiri kia hoe atu ia mā runga i te waka.
Nikau heard, and wanted to paddle there by canoe.Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu.
They are going by train to Te Awamutu.Ka haere koe ki Tāmaki-makau-rau mā runga i te tereina?
Are you going to Auckland by train?Ka haere ia mā runga i tana motukā.
She went by her car.Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā.
She went by the car.Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.Kei te haere ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.Ka haere au ki te mahi mā runga pahikara.
I will go to work by bicycle.Ka haere mā runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.Ka haere koe mā runga aha?
How will you travel?Mā runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.I haere mai au mā runga motokā.
I came by car.Kei te haere koe mā runga aha?
How are you travelling?Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.Kei te haere a Mere mā runga i te pahikara o Makere.
Mere is going on Mikaere's bike.