roa2, post-nominal and post-verbal part. A general intensive; definitely, certainly, completely, absolutely, quite, very, too.
Kāre roa au i tuatua kiāia.
I certainly never said anything to him;
kāre roa,
certainly not;
Tika roa tā‘au tuatua.
What you say is quite right;
Kua ‘inga roa te pou.
The post fell right over;
E poto roa teia rākau.
This pole is too short;
‘E poto roa te taime, kāre e rauka iāku i te ‘aere atu.
The time is too short, I shan’t be able to go;
‘E manako meitaki roa tēnā.
That’s a really good idea;
Ko rātou roa rāi ka ‘aere mai.
They simply must come;
i te ‘openga roa,
right at the very end;
te kītā ‘ōu roa,
the brand new guitar.
[Pn. *loa2.]