Hawaiian Adverb · Time
aneane
Pronunciation: /ah-neh-AH-neh/
Meaning
Almost, nearly. Indicates proximity in time.
Example sentences
Aia aneane kākou i ka hopena o ka huakaʻi.
We are almost at the end of the journey.
Ua pōʻelekāne aneane ka lā i ka wā i hōʻea mai ai lākou.
It was almost dark when they arrived.
Eia mai ʻo ia, aneane ʻo ia e komo mai i loko.
Here he comes, he is almost entering.
About this word
“aneane” is a Hawaiian adverb meaning Almost, nearly. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Time. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.