On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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Ko wai kei runga i te nohoanga?
Who is that on the sofa?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua pakaru te rama i runga ake i te tēpu.
The light above the table is broken.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua moe a Tamahae i runga i te tēpu.
Tamahae has gone to sleep on the table.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua ruaki koe ki runga i a Pāpā.
You just threw up on Daddy.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me ruirui he paura ki runga i a koe.
Let's sprinkle some powder on you.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me āta noho koe i runga i tēnā tūru!
You'd better sit carefully on that chair!
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka haere i te ara i runga i te rangitoto, ke ahu ki Onehunga.
[They] went along the path over the scoria and headed to Onehunga.
Sentences with i - i

I rārāina ngā tuna i runga ake i te mānuka poa.
The eels were smoked over smouldering mānuka.
Sentences with i - i

Kei runga i tōna moengamoe ia e moe ana.
She's sleeping on her bed.

Kei runga rātou i te huarahi e haere ana.
They are travelling on the road.

Haere ai ia mā runga pahikara ki te mahi ia ata ia ata.
He always goes to work by bike every morning.
Habitual action - ai

Māu anō te huka e rui ki runga.
You should spread the sugar on top yourself.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Whakairihia ngā kākahu ki runga i te rākau.
Hang the clothes on the line.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Put the books on the bookshelf.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

E tū runga i te tūru!
Stand on the chair!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

I runga a Mia rāoua ko Tawa i te atamira.
Mia and Tawa were on the stage.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei runga te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup is on the table.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei runga te tioka i te ara.
The chalk is on the path.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei runga tāku rorohiko i tōku tēpu tari.
My computer is on my desk.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te noho ia, i runga i te tūru, kōrero pukapuka ai.
He's sitting in a chair reading a book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei runga tō mātou whare i tētahi puke.
Our (3/+ exclusive) house is on a hill.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te hoki rātou mā runga i te pahi.
They are returning by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

I tae mai ia mā runga hoiho.
He arrived on horse back.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

Mā runga pahi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga motokā ahau haere ai.
I travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga pahikara ahau haere ai.
I travelled by bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga kutarere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by scooter.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga poti ahau haere ai.
I travelled by boat.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga waka tere ahau haere ai.
I travelled by ferry.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga waka rererangi ahau haere ai.
I travelled by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga i te pahi.
I came by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere ia mā runga wakarererangi.
He/she is travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

I haere rāua mā runga pahi.
Those who travelled by bus.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere au mā runga motokā.
I will travel by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga i te tereina o te ono karaka.
On the six o'clock train.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere koe mā runga aha?
How are you travelling?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere koe mā runga aha?
How will you travel?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Nikau mā runga i te motukā.
Rangi and Nikau are travelling by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga i tō waka tātou haere ai.
We are travelling by your car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu.
They are going by train to Te Awamutu.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka tae mai a Mere mā runga aha?
What did Mere travel on (transport)?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka tae mai a Niko mā runga motukā.
Niko travelled by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere ia mā runga motukā.
She went by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā.
She went by the car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere ia mā runga i tana motukā.
She went by her car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere ia mā runga i te motukā o Tim.
She went on Tim's car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

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

Ka haere mā runga i te hōiho kerei.
Let's go on the grey horse.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ko wai ka haere mā runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Ka haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you going? (travelling).
Travelling by means of - mā runga

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

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

Kei te haere au mā runga waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere koe mā runga i te aha?
How are you travelling?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere au mā runga i te waka rererangi.
I am travelling by plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga aha?
On what (will you travel)?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga waka rererangi.
By plane.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga tereina.
By train.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Mā runga papa reti.
By skateboard.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere koutou mā runga aha?
How did you come?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga papa wīra.
I came by skateboard.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

I haere mai au mā runga motokā.
I came by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kei te haere a Mere mā runga i te pahikara o Makere.
Mere is going on Mikaere's bike.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Kaua e tuhi ki runga i te tēpu.
Don't write on the table.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kaua e noho ki runga tēpu.
Don't sit on tables.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Me mahi tiakareti wera, me te ruirui anō i ngā maihimero ki runga.
Make a hot chocolate and sprinkle marshmallows on top.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kitea rawatia ake rāua i runga i te maunga.
They were finally seen on the mountain.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki runga ake.
Upwards.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I runga ake i te kūaha.
Above the door.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake ngā kī i te whata mātao.
The keys are above the fridge.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko Miakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Mia is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake i ngā pakiaka ko te kahiwi, kei runga ake i tērā ko ngā manga, ā, kei runga ake i ērā ko te kāpuhipuhi.
Up from the roots is the trunk, up from the trunk are the main branches, and above those comes the crown/fine branches and leaves.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake te manu i te tama.
The bird is above the boy.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga ake te manu aute i te rākau.
The kite is above the tree.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer is on the table.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I ū te ngaro ki runga ake i te tēpu.
The fly landed above the table.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer was on the table.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ki runga ki te whenua.
Upon earth.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka taea ngā tāngata te haere mā runga pahi.
The people are able to travel by bus.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

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.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Kua utaina ngā matau me te aho e ia ki runga i te waka kia hī ika ai.
The fish hooks and fishing line were loaded by him onto the waka in order to fish.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

E noho ki runga i tōu tūru ka kai ai.
Sit on your chair in order to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kāore te pene i runga i te tēpu.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore i runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I runga i te ara te motokā.
The car was on the road.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga ake te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup was above the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga i te tēpu.
On the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga ake i te maunga ngā manu.
The birds were above the mountain.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga i te taraka.
On the truck.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Ka haere i te ara i runga i te rangitoto.
They went along the path over the coria.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka titiro a Hera ki te parani i runga i te pounamu.
Hera looked at the brand on the bottle.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka takaia, ka kawea, ka whakairia ki runga ki te kauere.
They wrapped him up and took him and suspended him in a puriri tree.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He aha mō runga i ō hēki kaurori?
What would you like on your scrambled eggs?
What? - He aha?

He aha mō runga i tō tōhi?
What do you want on your toast?
What? - He aha?

He aha mō runga, e tai?
What do you want on it friend?
What? - He aha?

He aha kei runga i te tēpu?
What's on the table?
What? - He aha?

Whātuia iho a runga o te kākahu kotahi e mau rā i a ia.
The top of the garment she wore was folded down.
Down - iho

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.
Ordinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Hei runga te pukapuka i te tēpu.
The book will be on the table.
Future locative - hei

Hei runga te manu i te rākau.
The bird will be on the tree.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e whakairihia ngā kākahu ki runga i te rākau.
Don't hang the clothes on the line.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e hoatu ngā pukapuka ki runga i te papa pukapuka.
Don't put the books on the bookshelf.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e waihotia ngā kai ki runga i te tēpu mō te rā whānau.
Don't leave the food on the table for the birthday.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore te motokā i runga i te ara.
The car wasn’t on the road.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book wasn’t on the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te kapu i runga ake i te tēpu.
The cup wasn’t above the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā manu i runga ake i te maunga.
The birds weren’t above the mountain.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore a Ari rāua ko Pita i runga i te atamira.
Ari and Ari are not on the stage.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te rorohiko i runga i te tēpu.
The computer was not on the table.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te manu hei runga i te rākau.
The bird will not be on the tree.
*Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā tāngata e taea te haere mā runga pahi.
The people are unable to travel by bus.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ka karangatia ana mātou, ka eke ki runga i te marae.
When we were called, we then proceeded onto the marae.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

Kāore te pukapuka hei runga i te tēpu.
The book will not be on the table.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

I pātōtō ia i runga i te tēpu.
She knocked on the table.

I pātōtō tonu ia i runga i te tēpu.
She kept knocking on the table.

Nōna e taitama ana he aha ngā momo waiata ki runga i ngā marae?
What kind of sobgs were sung on the marae when she was young?

Kei runga nei.
Is up here.

Mā runga pahikara
by bike

Ka whakatūpou ia, ko tōna upoko ki raro, ko ana waewae ki runga ki te pana i tōna pāpā i a Rangi.
He bent down and placed his head on the ground, and threw his legs up to the sky onto the body of his father, Rangi, so he could push.

Ka kake katoa mai ngā tāngata ki runga i a Mātaatua.
All the people climber onto Mataatua.

Anana, kua rere te rangi, aua noa ake i runga, ko Papatūānuku ki raro rawa.
And there! Rangi had been ripped upwards, miles above, and Papatūānuku lay separated below.

Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūrangā kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put up the lamp onto a stand so that the light may be seen by the people who are coming in.

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae
This is my first time on this marae

Me mā runga tereina ki Te Awamutu
(They) are to go by train to Te Awamutu

Mā runga hōiho.
On horseback.

Mā runga motokā.
By car.

I moe ia i runga i te papa raakau naa wai ka mamae tona tuaraa
He slept on the bare boards and so he got a sore back

I noho ia i runga i te maunga i te poo, naa reira i hemo ai i te makariri
He spent the night on the mountain, and so he died of cold/exposure

He pene whero kei runga i te tēpu.
A red pen is on the table.

Kaua e tū ki runga i tō rātou whāriki hou!
Do not stand on their new carpet!

Kei runga te muku i te tēpu.
The rubber is on the table.

Kei runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is on the table.

Nā, i tū ai Ngāti Kahu i runga i wēnei takiwā ..
And so Ngāti Kahu remained in this area ..

I runga anō i te kaupapa o te hui.
In accordance with the theme of the meeting.

Nō reira i mahara nei, ko te tangata rawa anō i runga nei.
So then she realised that he really was that notorious person from the world above.

Kei runga ngā tamariki i te waka.
The children are in the car.

He nui ngā hukātara kei runga i te parani.
There's lots of hail on the verandah.

Ngā mate ki runga i a koutou.
The deaths you bear with you.

He nui ngā raruraru kei runga i a ia.
He has a lot of problems.

B. Kei runga ō i te tēpu
They are on the table

Kei runga te pene i te tepu.
The pen is on the table.

Ā, me te kāhui a Riki, koutou e noho nā ki runga i te āhuru wā tapu ki Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Ā, rire, rire hau, pai mā rātou.
And to the group of Riki, you who are staying within the shelter of this sacred time at Tūranga Waiowai, Ngāruawāhia. Alas, sighs and heavy breaths—may things be well for them.

Tere tana oma ki runga i tētahi toka.
He ran quickly to the top of a rock.

E toru tekau mā waru ngā tāngata i runga, he tāne anake (Pōtatau 1991:8)
There were thirty people on board (Tākitimu), they were all men only.

Kāore i runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen isn't (or wasn't) on the table.

Whiti ki runga, whiti ki raro.
Cross upwards, cross downwards.

I runga i te tēpu ngā kapu.
The cups were on the table.

He uaua ki te noho ki runga i tētahi i te tuatahi nā te puku o runga i te tuarā (Pōtatau 1991:58)
It is difficult to sit on one at first because of the hump on its back

He moni kei runga i te tēpu.
There is money on the table.

Kāhore he moni kei runga i te tēpu.
There is no money on the table.

Kāhore he moni i runga i te tēpu.
There is no money on the table.

Ki runga ki tēnā, ki tēnā o tātou.
Be with each and every one of us.

E ono ngā pune ki runga i te tēpu.
There are six spoons on the table.

I te Tuurei raa, ka tuhi au ki taku teina me taku pene hou, i runga i te pepa
sister with sggenIsg pen new at top at the paper

Ki runga i te marae
Onto the marae

Kei runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is on top of the table.

I runga i te paruone ka mahi·a e ia he raina mai i te keeti ki te whare ki
line hither from the gate to the house instr

Mā runga i te waka o Pani.
By Pani’s canoe.

Mā runga o te maunga.
By way of the mountaintop.

I haere ia ki runga ki te maunga.
He went up onto the mountain.

Kei runga noa atu koe.
You're the best.

I eke teeneki tangata ki runga i Maataatua i muri i tana tahuri·tanga
at behind at sggenIIIsg capsize·nom ‘This man boarded Mataatua after its capsizing

Ka takai te tūpāpaku, ka whakairia ki runga ki te rākau.
The body was wrapped up and placed up in the tree.

Kia ono ngā kapu wai i runga i te tēpu.
There should be six cups of water on the table.

Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!

Kei runga i te teepu te pukapuka whero
The red book is on the table

Kei runga i te tēpu.
On the table!

Kia noho te ao i runga i te rangimārie.
Let the world abide in peace

Ka whakatūria te rama ki runga ki te tūranga kia kitea ai te mārama e te hunga e tomo ana.
Put the lamp up on a stand so that its light may be seen by the people coming in.

Kei te tū āna irāmutu i runga i ōku kākahu mā.
His nephews are standing on my clean clothes.

Kei runga noa atu koe!
You're on to it!

Ka wehewehea ngā kākahu i runga anō i te tae.
The clothes will be sorted according to colour.

Kia meatia tāu e pai ai, ki runga ki te whenua.
Let be done that which you approve, upon earth.

Kei runga, te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is on top of the table.

Kei runga atu i te whare wānanga taku kāinga.
My home is above the university.

Kei runga koe i te ara tika.
You're on the right path.

E noho ki runga i te heketua.
Sit on the toilet.

Hoki rawa atu a Rata, kua tū anō te rākau rā ki runga.
By the time he returned the tree was upright again.

Ko ngā waka i mua rā, mate katoa ngā tāngata o runga.
As for the canoes in front there, all the people on board were killed.

I runga āna pukapuka i te tēpu.
Her books were on the table.

I runga i te tēpu āna pukapuka.
Her books were on the table.

Whaka-tako-to-ri-a te pereti ki runga i te pae.
Put the plate on the bench.

He tawhiti te toa, nō reira ka haere mā runga pahi mātou.
The shop is far, so we’ll go by bus.

He hakari kei runga i te tēpu.
There's a feast on the table.

He pene ēnā kei runga i te tēpu.
There are pens on the table.

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

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

Utaina ēnei mea ki runga i te taraka.
Load these things onto the truck.

Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga.
Te Naera is climbing up on top.

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

Ko tēnei te tekoteko mō runga i te tuanui o te whare rūnanga.
This is the carved figure intended for the roof of the meeting house.

Tokohia ngā heremana o runga o tērā kaipuke?
How many sailors are aboard that sailing ship?

Ko te nuinga kei runga i ngā maunga.
The majority were on the mountains.

Ko te ngaro kei runga i te matapihi.
The fly is on the window.

E koe, e manu, i runga i te rangi, tēnei whakarongo mai!
Oh bird, up in the sky, now then, listen to me!

Makere i runga i taku moenga!
Get off my bed!

Kāhore ngā kapu i runga i te taraihe e paru ana.
The cups on the sideboard weren't dirty.

Ka mea a Tāne kia haere ki te tiro atu ki ōna tuākana e noho ana i runga o ngā rangi.
Tāne decided that he would go to see his older brothers who were living above the heavens.

I haere ngā tamariki i runga i te tinana rākau.
The children walked along the tree trunk.

He mea puhupihi a runga ki te pūihi kererū.
The top was adorned with pigeon feathers.

Kei runga te nagruiti i te pouaka mātao.
The microwave is on the fridge.

I tae mai ngā tamariki mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
The children arrived on their horses

B. Mā runga wakarererangi (au tae mai ai)
I got here by plane

Kei te tū tāna irāmutu i runga i tōku kākahu mā.
His nephew is standing on my clean dress.

Kei runga te parai i te umu.
The frying pan's on the stove.

Ka piki a Tāne ki te rangi o runga rawa.
Tāne climbed to the highest of the heavens.

B. Mā runga wakarerangi (au tae mai ai)
I (got here) by plane

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.

Me tuku whakawhetai ki te Runga Rawa.
Let us give thanks to God.

Kua eke te tinana katoa ki runga i te tahā rā pēhi ai.
The whole body climbed on top of that calabash and pressed down.

Kei runga ngā pereti i te tēpu?
Are the plates on the table?

Ka utaina ngā utanga o ia waka, ā, o ia waka, ā, ka ruupeke ki runga me ngā tāngata.
The cargo was loaded on each canoe and then everything was assembled on board including the people.

Ka kite atu a Tamahae i ana paraikete i runga kee i te moenga o Rewi.
Tamahae saw his blankets on Rewi’s bed.

E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.

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

Ko Tinirau ki runga ki te tupuna haere ai.
So Tinirau climbed onto his ancestor and set off.

Ma runga i te waka o Pani.
By Pani’s canoe.

Kei runga i te tēpu
Is on the table

Ma runga o te maunga.
By way of the mountain top.

I runga ake te kaitohutohu i a kōrua.
The instructor was higher up than you two.

Kei runga ō mōhiti i tō māhunga.
Your glasses are on your head.

Kei runga i te rangi
Up in heaven

He rare kei runga i te tūru.
There's a lolly on the chair.

I te tau i anga te tamariki nei ki konei, i haere mātou ki runga i ngā motu nā, tirotiro tuatara ai.
at the(pl) island LOC look tuatara ai The year the children headed out here, we went onto the islands looking for tuatara there.

Kei runga te manu i te whare.
The bird is on the house.

Ka kitea a Māui ki te ngaro, ki ngā mamu e karamui ana i runga i a ia.
Māui was found because of the flies and birds which swarmed over him.

I runga tō ngeru i te rākau.
Your cat was up in the tree.

Kei runga te manu i te tuanui o te whare.
The bird is on the roof of the house.

Kāore te pukapuka i runga i te tūru.
The book isn't on the chair.

I runga te manu i te tuanui o te whare.
The bird was on the roof of the house.

He mimi kei runga i te whāriki.
There's pee on the mat.

Kāore te rorohiko i runga i te tēpu.
The computer isn't on the table.

Kāore te manu i runga i te tuanui o te whare.
The bird is not, or was not, on the roof of the house.

Kei runga te manu i te tuanui o te whare
...to this (you are swapping te manu and kei runga)

Kāore te manu i runga i te tuanui o te whare
The bird was/is not on the roof of the house

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga.
The car is going up.

Kaua e tū i runga i tērā tūru!
(Do not stand on that chair!)

I runga a Peni rāua ko Peti i te atamira
Peni and Peti were on the stage.

Kei runga rānei, kei raro rānei, kei tawhiti atu rānei i a tātou.
Above, below, or far from us perhaps.

Kei runga i te tēpu āu pukapupka.
Your books are on the table.

Kei te haere te motokā ki runga ake.
The car is going upwards to the top.

Meatia ki runga.
Put it on.

Kua tuhi koutou i ō koutou ingoa ki runga i te pepa?
Have you written your names on the paper?

Ka kī atu a Kupe ki tana wahine, ‘Hoake ki runga i te waka kia kotahi ai tāua mate!
Go onto the canoe so that we two shall die together!

He aha mō runga?
What would you like on top?

He aha mō runga i ō panakeke e tama?
What would you like on your pancakes, son?

He aha atu mō runga?
What else would you like on top?

Inanahi, ka haere atu ia i runga i te huarahi.
Yesterday, he walked along the road.

He aha mō runga i tō pāreti?
What would you like on your porridge?

Ō ringaringa ki runga.
Arms up.

E hikohiko ana te uira i runga i ngā pae maunga.
The lightning is flashing above the mountain ridges.

Kei runga te pouaka makariri a Hēmi
Hēmi is on top of the fridge

mō runga mō
for above/on

Kei runga tā rātou kurī I tōku moenga?
What? Their dog is on my bed?

Ko ēnei ngā putiputi mō runga mō te atāmira.
These are the flowers for on the stage.

I runga āna pukapuka i te tēpu (I runga i te tēpu āna pukapuka)
Her books were on the table

mā runga motukā
by car

Meatia tēnei mahi i runga i tōku ingoa.
Do this work in (in association with) my name.

Ka whai kōrero ngā koroua kēkē i runga i te tikanga Māori.
The elders made speeches in (in accord with) Māori custom.

Utaina ēnei mea ki runga i te taraka
Load these things on to the truck

(Kei runga ngā pukapuka i te tēpu
The books are on the table

Ka rongo tētahi wahine nō runga i te rangi ki te toa o Tāwhaki.
A certain woman in the sky heard about Tāwhaki’s bravery.

I ētahi wā ka whakatakotoria he patu pounamu, paraoa rānei ki runga i te tūpāpaku.
Sometimes, a greenstone or whalebone club is laid on the body of the deceased.

Ko ngā pukapuka hou kei runga i te tēpu.
(It is) the new books (that) are on the table.

Kei te tākaro te tamaiti i runga i te ī-papa i roto i te akomanga.
The child is playing on the i-Pad in the classroom.

Kia ora koutou i runga i ngā āhuatanga i hui mai ai tātou ki konei i tēnei rā.
Good wishes to you all concerning the matters for which we are assembled here today.

He aha a Hēmi e haere atu ai ki te hui mā runga i te pahi?
Why will Hēmi go to the meeting by bus?

E toru ngā pukapuka kei runga i te tēpu.
There are three books on the table.

E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.

Hei runga i te tēpu te pukapuka
The book will be on the table.

Kei runga au i te tūru
I am on the chair

I runga ngā momo kai katoa i te tēpu.
All kinds of food were on the table.

Kua haere mai a Mere mā runga motokā
Mere has come here by car

Kāhore he moni kei/i runga i te tēpu
There is no money on the table

Ka haere ia mā runga tereina
He will travel by train

Hei runga i te tepu.
It will be in the table.

E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae
That group over there is coming onto the marae.

I haere ngā tamariki mā runga pahikara
The children travelled by bike

Kei te haere te kōtiro mā runga papa retireti
The girl is traveling by skateboard

Ka haere māua ki Pōneke mā runga waka rererangi
Us two, not you, will travel to Wellington by plane.

Kia taka pea koe i runga i te hōiho!
I hope you fall off the horse!

Kāore a Peni rāua ko Peti i runga i te atamira.
Peni and Peti are not on the stage.

Kei te haere ahau *mā runga* waka
I am traveling by car, not mā runga *te* waka - i an traveling by *the* car

Noho ai ngā kaumātua i runga i tēra nohoanga.
The elders customarily sit on that seat.

Taumaha atu i te whā tōne te kōhatu i taka ki runga i te waka
The rock that fell on the car weighed more than four tonnes

Kei te haere mā runga waka
I am traveling by car

Kei te haere ahau mā runga i tōku waka
I am traveling by my car

Kei te haere ahau mā runga i te waka o Rangi
I am traveling in Rangi's car.

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga hōiho
They travelled to the gathering by horse

Koia rā e Rongo, whakairia ake ki runga.
Rongo, suspended high above.

I haere rātou ki te hui mā runga i ō rātou hōiho
They travelled to the gathering on their horses

He aha te kore ai e rere mā runga waka?
Why did she not go by boat?

I tērā wiki, i haere ahau ki Pōneke mā runga i tōku waka.
Last week I went to Wellington in my car.

Kua haere ia ki runga ake.
He has gone higher up.

I mua, kua haere a Rangi ki Taupō mā runga i te topatopa a tōna hoa.
In the past, Rangi has gone to Taupō on his friend's helicopter.

I waiatatia e tana wairua i runga i te whare i tōna mauranga ai i te tamaiti.
It was sung by his supernatural being on the roof of the house when it took a child.