On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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

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

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 Kaurikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Kauri 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

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

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I runga ake te kaitohutohu i a kōrua.
The instructor was higher up than you two.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I runga ake te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup was above 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

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...

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