Adverbs may be reduced to the following classes:—to those of time, place, order, quantity, quality, manner, affirmation, negation, comparison, interrogation, and intensity.
ADVERBS OF TIME.[18]
| Aianei, | } | |
| Anaianei, | presently. |
| Akuanei, | |
| Akuaina. | |
| Moanaianei, for this present occasion. |
| Nonaianei, | } | now, just now. |
| Inaianei, | |
- Inaianei-nei-ano, at, or since
this present moment.
- Nonai-akenei, a few minutes, days, &c., ago.
| A moroki noa nei, | } | |
| A mohoa noa nei, | |
| A tae noa ki, | } | tenei ra (lit. until it is | down to this. |
| taea noatia, | arrived to this day), | present time. |
| A, e noho nei, (Waikato), [lit. down to | |
| this (time) in which (we) are sitting.] | |
| Rapua Te Atua i tona kitenga ai, karangatia atu kei tata ana ia, seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. |
While he may be found, might also be rendered by i tona kiteatanga.
- Ahea? at what future time?
- Apopo, to-morrow.
- A tahi ra, the day after to-morrow.
- A mua, hereafter.
| Wawe, | } | |
| E kore e taro, it will not be long, | soon. |
| E kore e roa, idem, | |
| E kore e wheau, idem, | |
- Tenei ake, (this afterwards,) by and bye,
hereafter.
- Kei taku kitenga i a ia, when I see him.
| { | ake nei, | } | |
| Tukua | or | (leave hence forward,) hereafter. |
| atu, | |