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hone - to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

Hone (i), v.t. Plunder, acquire wrongfully. No te hone matou katoa.—Ka rere a Ruawharo raua ko Tupai ki roto o te kupenga ki te hone i nga ika puwharu ma raua (J. xvi, 221).

Williams Dictionary

Hone (ii), n. Ocean swell. Ko te uma o te kotiro eka whakaea, ano he hone moana aio i te waru e ukura ana hoki i te toanga o te ra (Pi. 133, 11).

Williams Dictionary

Ko tēnei whare te whare o Hone.
This is Hone's house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku hungawai.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents-in-law.
Identity sentences - ko...

Kei te kai a Hōne i te āporo.
Hōne is eating the apple.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Ki a rātou te tiki i a Hone.
They will fetch Hone.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

He rite a Hone ki tōna pāpā.
Hone is just like his father.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Nā Hōne i hanga te pouaka.
It was Hōne who built the box.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne will return the books.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kua hokona ngā hū e Hōne.
The shoes were bought by Hōne.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kāore a Hōne i te kai i te āporo.
Hōne is not eating the apple.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I a Hōne ngā kī inapō.
Hōne had the keys last night.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

He tangata aroha nui a Hone ki tana mokopuna a Riripeti.
Hone is a man who greatly loves his granddaughter Riripeti.

Kāore ngā hū i hokona e Hōne.
The shoes were not bought by Hōne.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ō Hōne motokā.
Hōne doesn’t have any cars.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He motokā tō Hōne.
Hōne has a car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Hone ōku tūpuna.
Rāhera and Hone are my ancestors.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ehara mā Hōne ngā pukapuka e whakahoki.
Hōne won’t return the books.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

He pai ki a Hōne ngā hōiho.
Hōne likes horses.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Ehara i a Hōne te pouaka i hanga.
Hōne didn’t build the box.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara ngā hōiho i te pai ki a Hōne.
Hōne does not like horses.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ko te Hōne e mōhio ana au nō Kirikiriroa
The Hōne I know is from Hamilton

Kāore au i te mōhio ki te Hōne e kōrero nā koe
I don’t know the neou’re talking about

I haere a Hōne
Hōne went’ becomes

I tunu keke a Hone rāua ko Mere mā rāua anō.
John and Mary baked cakes for themselves, or for each other.

Ko Hone Heke te tangata nāna te pou haki i tua
Hone Heke was the man who felled the flagpole

Kāore a Hōne i haere.
Hōne did not go.

Kei te pīrangi a Mere kia haere a Hōne ki te marae.
Mere wants Hōne to go to the marae.

Kāore i haere a Hōne.
Hōne did not go.

Tāpiri ati ki a Hone, ka hiahia tātou e rua tāngata tino kaha.
We will need two strong men in addition to John.

Nā Hone te mahi i oti ai.
The work was finished by (because of) Hone.

Ko te rangatira a Hōne
Hōne is the chief

Ehara a Hōne i te rangatira
Hōne is not the chief

Ehara ko Hōne te rangatira
It is not Hōne who is the chief (but someone else)

Nō Hōne te hē
It is/was Hōne’s mistake, The mistake is/was ne

Ehara nō Hōne te hē
It is/was not Hōne’s mistake (it is/was someone else’s)

E haere ana a Hōne
Hōne is/was/will be going

Kāore a Hōne e haere ana
Hōne is not/was not/will not be going

Nā te whakamārama a Hōne i tana take, ka mōhio te iwi.
It was through Hōne’s explanation of his concern, that the people knew (about it).

He rangatira a Hōne
Hōne is a chief

Ehara a Hōne i te rangatira Ko te rangatira a Hōne
Hōne is the chief

Kīhai a Hōne i haere.
Hōne did not go.

Ehara a Hōne i te rangatira Nō Hōne te hē
It was Hōne’s mistake

Ko Hone te tohunga kutikuti pātītī.
Hone is the expert at mowing the lawns.

Ehara i a Hōne te hē
It was not Hōne’s mistake,

Kua haere a Hōne.
Hōne has gone.

Kāore anō a Hōne kia haere.
Hōne has not yet gone.

Kāore anō a Hōne i haere.
Hōne has not yet gone.

Kua tae mai a Hōne.
Hone has arrived.

Kīhai anō a Hōne i haere.
Hōne has not yet gone.

He aha kē a Hone i tāhae ai i tō pukapuka?
Why did John steal your book?

Kei te haere a Hōne
Hōne is going

I te haere a Hōne
Hōne was going

Kāore a Hōne i Kirikiriroa
Hōne was not in Hamilton

Kāore a Hōne i te haere
Hōne is not going

Kei Kirikiriroa a Hōne (āpōpō)
Hōne will be in Hamilton (tomorrow)

Kāore a Hōne i Kirikiriroa (āpōpō)
Hōne will not be in Hamilton (tomorrow)

Kāore a Hōne ki Kirikiriroa (āpōpō)
Hōne will not be in Hamilton (tomorrow)

I whakaae te hui ki tā Hōne i whakatakoto ai.
The meeting agreed to what Hōne proposed.

Kāore anō a Hōne kia haere
Hōne has not yet gone (but still might)

Kāore anō a Hōne i haere
Hōne has not gone yet

Ka haere a Hōne (āpōpō)
Hōne will go (tomorrow)

Kāore a Hōne mō te haere
Hōne has no intention of going, Hōne is definitely not going to go

Kua kore a Hōne e haere
Hōne (was going to go, but now) won’t be going

Ko te Hone e kōrero nei, kāhore e roa.
The John I'm talking about isn't tall.

He koretake tāku Hone.
My John is useless.

Haere, e Hōne!
Go, Hōne!’ becomes

B. Ko Hōne e haere
Hōne is to go

Kāore a Hōne i te haere.
Hōne is not going / was not going.

Kāore a Hōne e haere ana.
Hōne is not / was not / will not be going.

Ehara ko Hōne te rangatira.
It is not Hōne who is the chief.

Hei aha (noa iho) a Hōne e haere ai
Hōne doesn’t have to go

Ehara i te mea me haere a Hōne.
Hōne does not have to go.

Ko Koa tōku matua.
Koa is my father.

Naa tana paapaa a Hone i pupuhi
Reflexive is Mod IO:

Me haere a Hōne.
Hōne should go.

Kaua a Hōne e haere.
Hōne should not go.

Kua kore a Hōne e haere.
Hōne is no longer going.

Kia kaua a Hōne e haere.
Hōne should not go.

Kāore a Hōne mō te haere.
Hōne has no intention of going.

Me kaua a Hōne e haere.
Hōne should not go.

Hei aha a Hōne e haere ai.
Hōne doesn’t have to go.

Hei aha noa iho a Hōne e haere ai.
Hōne doesn’t have to go.

Hei aha a Hōne i haere.
Hōne didn’t have to go.

Ko Hone te mātāmua.
Hone is the eldest sibling.

Ko Hōne tērā tāne.
That man is Hōne.

Kei te kitētia a Hōne e Rāhera.
Ah... is Hōne seeing Rāhera or is Rāhera seeing Hōne?

Kei te kitētia a Hōne
Hōne is being seen

I mea a Hoone Heke ko teetahi hee nui o te Maaori
Hone Heke thinks that a major fault of the Maori

Kei te kitētia a Hōne e Rāhera
Hōne is being seen by Rāhera.

I a Hōne ngā kī inapō
Hōne had the keys last night

I inoi a Hone kia whakaora·ngia ia i tana maauiui
John prayed that he might be cured of his illness

E kore a Hōne e haere.
Hōne will not go.

Kāore a Hōne e haere.
Hōne will not go.

Ki a Hōne me ōna hoa
To Hōne and his friends

Ka kitea ia e Hōne i ngā toa.
Hone saw him at the shops.

I hoatu ahau i te māripi ki tana hoa mā Hone.
I gave the knife to John's friend for John.

I pōtitia a Hōne e tōna iwi hei mema pāremata mō rātou
Hōne was elected MP by his people

I kī mai a Hōne kei te haere ia ki te hui
Hōne said he was going to the meeting

Ko te kaiako a Hone
Hone is the tutor

Ko Hone tōku matua.
John (is) my father.

Mā Hone e mahi.
It's up to Hone to do.

E pīrangi ana a Hōne ki te haere hei mema pāremata
Hōne wants to become an MP

Ko Hone te mataamua, ka haere mai, noho mai
John is the eldest, and [he] is coming to stay

Ko Hone kei te haere mai ki te noho, ko te mataamua
John, who is coming to stay, is the eldest

Kāore anō a Hōne i haere noa.
Hōne has not gone yet.

I āwhinatia e Hone ngā ākonga o te kārete
The students of (from, at) the college were helped by Hone

Ko Hone, ko Toti aku hunaonga.
Hone and Toti are my nephews.

Ko Hone tōku hoa tāne.
Hone is my husband.

Kei Kirikiriroa a Hōne.
Hōne is in Hamilton.

I Kirikiriroa a Hōne.
Hōne was in Hamilton.

Ko Hone tōku ingoa.
My name is Hone.

Kāore a Hōne i Kirikiriroa.
Hōne is not in Hamilton, or Hōne was not in Hamilton.

Kei Kirikiriroa a Hōne āpōpō.
Hōne will be in Hamilton tomorrow.

Kei te haere atu a Hone.
John is going away.

Kāore a Hōne i Kirikiriroa āpōpō.
Hōne will not be in Hamilton tomorrow.

Kāore a Hōne ki Kirikiriroa āpōpō.
Hōne will not be in Hamilton tomorrow.

(I whakatakoto a Hōne i taua (whakaaro, mea, tikanga)
Hōne proposed that (idea, thought, plan, thing)

Nā Mere, nā Hone rānei i pakarukaru.
It must have been damaged either by Mary or by John.

I kite a Hone i te tāhae
John saw the thief.

Ko Hone kāore i kite i te tāhae, (i moe tonu kē).
John didn’t see the thief, (he was still asleep).

Kei a Hone taku wati
Hone has my watch

Ehara ko Hone i kite i te tāhae, (ko Kiri kē).
It wasn’t John who saw the thief, (it was Kiri instead).

Kāhore i a Hone taku wati
Hone does not have my watch (with him)

Ko Hone tōku pāpā, ko Rāhera tōku māmā.
Hone is my father, Rāhera is my mother.

Kua mahia kētia e Hōne.
It has already been done by John. / It has been done by John instead.

Hei tākuta a Hōne.
Hōne will be a doctor.

E meke ana a Hone i a Piri.
John is punching Bill once now.

E mekemeke ana a Hone i a Piri.
John is punching Bill.

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