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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 Pita e whakapakari ana.
Pita is at the gym working out.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

#97: Is Rangi helping Mere, it is Mere helping Rangi?
#106: Pop quiz
#140: The difference between nā and nō
#34: The students listened and learned
#37: I have danced
#78: Rangi has been to Taupō on his friend's helicopter
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