Māori Grammar

E pakari haere ana te ngeru.
The cat is getting stronger.

E pau haere ana te kai.
The food is running out.

Kua ngoikore haere te aho.
The light has grown weak.

Kua mimiti haere te puna.
The spring has started to run dry.

E pōuri haere ana te rā.
The day is getting darker.

Auē! E mahana haere ana te kaimoana i te rā.
Oh dear! The seafood is getting warm in the sun.

Kei te kuia haere taku waka, engari he waka pai tonu.
My car is growing old, but she's still a good car.

E ao haere ana te pō.
The night is becoming day.

E pō haere ana.
It is getting dark.

E pau haere ana te hau o ngā kaimahi.
The workers are starting to run out of puff.