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whakapakari - to strengthen

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

Kei te whakapakari tinana rātou ki te papa tākaro.
They are exercising at the playground.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te whakapakari tinana rāua ki te whare hākinakina.
Those two are exercising at the gym.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Me whakapakari ia
He should train
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te whare hākinakina a Ataahua e whakapakari ana.
Ataahua is at the gym working out.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

#138: The mother will be the one to tidy the room
#112: If I was a goldfish I'd live in a lily pond
#185: Don't talk like that!
#22: The bird is flying to the tree
#108: We're off to see the wizard because of the wonderful things he does
#155: We are changing our state to being not here
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