orain duela

== Basque == === Etymology === From orain (“now”) +‎ duela (“ago”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾai̯n duela/ [o.ɾãĩ̯n̪ d̪u.e.la] Hyphenation: o‧rain du‧e‧la === Adverb === orain duela (not comparable) ago Synonym: duela Orain duela bi urte ezagutu genuen elkar. ― We met two years ago. ==== Usage notes ==== Precedes the time period, roughly as a preposition. === Further reading === “orain duela”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]