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pahure - escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

Pahure, v.i. 1. Pass by. Kua pahure ke nga waka i te ata.

2. Come in sight, appear. Tangohia te mea e pahure mai na.

3. Escape. Me te manu motu i te mahanga; ehara, ka pahure (T. 64).

4. Be accomplished. He kai, ko tau e pahure; ko te mahi, e kore e pahure (P. 17).

whakapahure. 1. v.t. Cause to pass by.

2. v.i. Be nearly gone by.

Williams Dictionary

I pahure atu au i te whare.
I walked past the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka pahure te pā rā.
They passed the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.

I pahure mātou tata tonu ki te kōwhao.
We walked past, near the hole.

He kai anake pea te mea e pahure i tērā.
Perhaps the only thing he is accomplished at is eating.