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

#85: Which is the right road?
#172: The bad big wolf
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#114: Although it is raining, we are going to the beach
#74: The spoon is to the left of the plate
#112: If I was a goldfish I'd live in a lily pond
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