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whakapaipai - to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

Kei te marae a Ripeka e whakapaipai ana.
Ripeka is at the marae cleaning.
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I whakapaipai whare au.
I did housework.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Me whakapaipai te kāuta, kātahi ka wehe ai tāua.
We better clean up the kitchen, then we will go.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.

I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before their arrival, we should tidy up the house.

He rawe tō whakapaipai whare!
Your house cleaning is excellent!

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