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ka/kua aua atu te wā

1. for a long time, it's been ages - indicates that an activity or state existed for a long period of time.

Kua aua atu te wā e mahi ana au i Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. / I worked for a long time at The University of Waikato.

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