Results for 'pakeke'
pakeke - hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)
Pākēkē. ‖ pakē.
Williams Dictionary
Pakeke. 1. a. Hard, stiff. Pakeke tonu, e kore e ngawhere.
2. Difficult, obstinate.
3. Grown up, adult. Pakeke rawa ake, te moe tahi, te aha (T. 11).
4. Low, of the tide. Ko te timunga atu o konei, ko te pakeketanga o waho.
5. n. Old person, adult. Nahana i waiho ki oku pakeke (M. 219).
6. Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae, common sole, a fish. = patikirori, tarore.
‖ hoheke.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.
The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
I pakeke ake ia i Te Waipounamu.
He grew up in the South Island.
Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kua inumia ā tātou waireka e ngā pakeke.
Our soft drinks have been drunk by the adults.
Passive sentences - tikina...
I pakeke ake au i Te Tai Tokerau, engari ko Heretaunga kē tōku ake kāinga.
I grew up in the Northland region but Hastings is my real home.
Conjunctions - but - engari
Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
When - Kia
Kāore ngā pakeke i te kai i te kānga pirau.
The elderly are not eating the rotten corn.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
He ātaahua te ingoa o tō whaea. E hia tana pakeke?
Your mum's name is beautiful. How old is she?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
I pakeke tō whaea i hea?
Where did your mum grow up?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
Ka rawe hoki! E hia te pakeke o tō whaea?
Excellent! How old is your mum?
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea
E hia te pakeke o tō tuakana?
How old is your older brother?
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana
Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
Future locatives - kei te
Kei te kai ngā pakeke i te kānga pirau.
The elderly are eating the rotten corn.
Pakeke rawa ati au, kua tu kē au hei Mema-Pāremata.
When I eventually grow up, I am going to stand as a member of Parliament.
I pakeke ake koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?
E toru tekau tau tōna pakeke.
She is thirty years old.
Whitu tekau mā waru tōna pakeke.
She is seventy-eight years old.
Tekau mā iwa taku pakeke.
My age is nineteen.
I pakeke koe i hea?
Where did you grow up?
E hia tana pakeke?
How old is he?
I pakeke tō hoa i hea?
Where did your friend grow up?
E rima tekau mā whā tōna pakeke.
She is fifty-four years old.
I pakeke tō pāpā i hea?
Where did your dad grow up?
I pakeke ō kaumātua i hea?
Where did your grandparents grow up?
E whā tau tōna pakeke ake i a Rāhera, tōna hoa rangatira.
He is four years older than Rāhera, his significant other.
He pakeke ia.
He's an adult.
E rua tekau mā iwa tōna pakeke.
He is twenty-nine years old.
Tekau mā toru tau te pakeke o Tīwana.
Tīwana is thirteen years old.
Tekau mā rua tau te pakeke o Riripeti.
Riripeti is twelve years old.
I pakeke ake tō tāne i hea?
Where did your hubby grow up?
Tekau mā waru te pakeke o tana tungāne.
Her brother is 18.
E ono tekau tau tōna pakeke, ka ū ia ki ngā tikanga Māori i a ia i te māra.
She is 60 years old. She is resolute in Māori customs in the garden.
E hia tō pakeke?
How old are you?
E whitu marama tōna pakeke.
Seven months is her age.
Kua rima tau tōna pakeke.
She has reached five years.
Engari ko te painga, he mōhio ia ki te tiaki i te pakeke, i tōna kuia.
But on the good side, he's very good at looking after his elders.
E hia tōna pakeke?
How old is she?
E toru tau te pakeke o Hūhana.
Hūhana is three.
