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ināianei - now

Ināianei, ad. Just now, today. Properly of time past only. ‖ aianei.

Williams Dictionary

Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of division by the adverbs tata, tonu, noa, etc. Inaia-noa-nei, inaia-tata-nei, inaia-tata-ake-nei, inaia-ake-nei, inaia-iho-nei, very lately. Mate tata koe i ahau inaia-tonu-nei (J. ii, 223). Inaia-tata-nei ka timata te mahi (K.M. 7/62/10). I matemate inaia-ake-nei etahi tangata i Whangaroa (K.M. 11/62/3).

Williams Dictionary

Kua katoa koe ināianei.
You're all clean now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua ināianei?
Is it clean now?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua maroke pai koe ināianei.
You're all dry now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kanohi ināianei.
Your face is all clean now.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me tuhi kōrero koutou inaianei.
You should write a story now.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me tīmata tātau i ngā mahi ināianei.
We had better start the work now.
Simple sentences: you should - me

He aha mahi ināianei?
What are you doing now?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Kaua tātou e tatari kia pari haere te tai, ka haere ai. Me haere ināianei.
Let's not wait until the tide starts coming in and then go. We should go now.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Kāore i taea e au te kanikani, engari ināianei, āe, ka taea te kanikani.
I couldn't dance, but now, yeah, I can dance.
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ahakoa e mahana ana ināianei, me kawe tonu he koti, kei makariri.
Although it's warm at the moment, you should still take a coat, in case it turns cold.
Discourse markers - although - ahakoa

Kei te aha koe ināianei?
What are you doing now?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Me wehe tātau ināianei, kia kore ai tātau.
We had better leave now so we are not late.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Me hoki mai koe ināianei, kia kore ai māmā e pukuriri.
You had better come back now so your mum doesn't get angry.
In order not to... - kia... kore ai

Mahia te mahi ināianei.
Do the work now.

Kua toruō tau ināianei!
You're three now!

Kei te hohipera ia inaianei.
She's at the hospital now.

Engari he tūpuhi ia ināianei.
But, she's skinny now.

Ko te tina ināianei.
It's lunchtime now.

Me whakatangatanga ngā nati ināianei.
Now, loosen the nuts (on a car wheel).

I a Mia tāku pene. Kei hea inaiānei?
Mia had my pen. Where is it now?

Kei hea taku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Kei hea tāku tamaiti ināianei?
Where is my child now?

Kei hea koe ināianei?
Where are you now?

Kua toruō tau ināianei!
You're three now!

Kia ora, kua mārama ināianei.
Thanks, I get it now.

Kua rite māua, Pāpā. Ka haere ināianei?
We're ready, Dad. Are we going now?

He papa kōhatu a Pānia ināianei.
Pānia is a flat rock now.

Kua pai ināianei.
It's good now.

Ko Pānia he papa kōhati ināianei.
As for Pānia, she's a flat rock now.

#79: I went to the shop in order to buy food
#35: The children played and then they learned
#5: Hello to all of you!
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