Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.

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

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

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

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

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

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.

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

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

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

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

Mā runga tereina.
By train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.

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

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

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

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 a Tawa rāua ko Hera mā runga i te motukā.
Tawa and Hera are travelling by car.

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.
By car.