Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 motokā.
By car.

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

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.

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

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

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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.

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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