1. (location) just before, just recently, just a little while ago.
I tae mai te rongo i nakua tonu nei, i te hāwhe hāora pea ki muri (HJ 2012:166). / The news just arrived, about half an hour ago.
See also nō nakua tonu nei
Synonyms: ina tonu, inakuarā, inā tata nei, i mua tata atu, nōnākuara
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