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).
Williams Dictionary
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?Going somewhere to do something there - ki reira … 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
Nōnahea i waea mai ai?When did she call here?
Nōnahea koe i kai ai?When did you eat?
Nōnāhea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?When did you return from Wellington?
Nōnāhea ngā manuhiri i tae mai ai?When did the guests arrive?
Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai i Pōneke?When did you get back from Wellington?
Nōnahea koe tae mai ai?When did you arrive?
