oha⁴ almost

• • almost
  • • unclassified

  • • Example 5096:
      

      A otei na huruhurumata oha roho, eove he tara bona inu te tamanae.

      The man almost began to cry when he saw his father’s house.

      Source:

      Vaa Mah 06R 028

    • Example 5097:
      

      Sinameam na mate oha roho tea vavaakuu.

      Your mother almost died of screaming.

      Source:

      Pur 02R(Pur) 226

    • Example 5098:
      

      A kioru a suin nae a toutou. Bean huriki kahie bona tahii, ore paa kioru, ore kakahi taporo oha.

      The kioru pufferfish, its skin is prickly. When you push it out of the water (onto the reef with a stick), it puffs up, so that is almost bursts.

      Source:

      Sii 46W 107-110

    • Example 5099:
      

      Bean tahi a kioru ore paa vukuku, ore kakahi taporo oha. Evehee bean goe e ore paa poovo.

      When you spear a kiuru fish, it puffs up so that it almost explodes. But when you abondon it, it will puff out its air and shrink.

      Source:

      Sii 2009W 001