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Nonahea, nonawhea, ad. interrogative, of time past. From what time, when. Used with the indefinite past tense, and followed by ai. Nonawhea koutou nei i u mai ai ? (T. 122). ‖ nahea (ii).

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Nōnahea te hui i tīmata ai?
When did the meeting begin?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea koe i haere ai?
When did you go?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea koe i tae mai ai?
When did you arrive?
Belonging to the past - nō

Nōnahea rātou i pōwhiritia ai?
When were they welcomed?
Passive sentences - tikina...

Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you return?
Direction - ...ai

Nōnahea?
When? (in the past)
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Nōnahea te kemu?
When was the game?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

#163: The doctor made me well
#141: In the time of the ancestors
#114: Although it is raining, we are going to the beach
#150: I will talk to the man who will know
#6: Goodbye!
#9: I'm very sick
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