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pakari - mature, ripe

Pakari, a. 1. Matured, ripe.

2. Strong, hard.

whakapakari. 1. v.t. Mature. Me ai ki te hua o te rengarenga, me whakapakari ki te hua o te kawariki.

2. Bid defiance to.

3. v.i. Boast.

4. Bawl. Ka rongo a Matuku, ka whakapakari iho te waha.

5. a. Having a large appetite.

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Ehara a Rangi i te tangata pakari.
Rangi is not a mature person.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kia āta noho, kei pakari te tūru.
Sit down carefully in case the chair breaks.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

te hākinakina ka pakari te tinana.
Through exercise the body will get stronger.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

E pakari haere ana te ngeru.
The cat is getting stronger.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

He tangata pakari a Rangi.
Rangi is a mature person.
Categorizing sentences - he

He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua.
He was a big, strongly built, handsome man.

Kia pakari!
Let's be robust!

#99: Give me those!
#91: Let there be one cup of sugar (kia)
#79: I went to the shop in order to buy food
#126: I don't have any wives
#150: I will talk to the man who will know
#50: Our car is yellow
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