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kua [mutu] tonu

1. nearly done, almost done - this idiom indicates something is very close to reaching a particular state or something is going to be done very soon.

Kua kai tonu tātou. / We’re going to eat soon.

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Synonyms: tata, whakatata, whakatata, whano, tōtahi, whano tae

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