Results for 'pakari'
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.
Williams Dictionary
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...
Mā 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
Rite tonu koe ki te hōiho te pakari.
You are just as strong as a horse.
He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua.
He was a big, strongly built, handsome man.
Kia tū pakari!
Let's be robust!
He tangata nui, pakari te tipu, he ātaahua (Pōtatau 1991:24)
He was a big, strongly built, handsome man
