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tono - to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

Tono, v.t. 1. Bid, command. Ka tono iho te tini tangata ra kia puta ake ia i tona rua, kia whawhai ratou (T. 97).

2. Bid to go, send. Tonoa ana to ratou tupuna ki te kimi (T. 95).

3. Demand. E haere ana ahau ki te tono utu mo taku mahi.

4. Drive away by means of a charm. Ka tonoa te manu i roto i te pua; koia tenei te karakia, “Whakarewā.”

kaitonotono, n. Slave. “Ko wai tenei?” Ka ki atu te ropa ra, “Ko au, ko to kaitonotono” (W. iv, 119).

Williams Dictionary

E tono ana ia kia haere ia ki te whakatā.
He is requesting to go for a break.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tono ahau kia mutu te tetū.
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Nō tētahi rangi o Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.
Belonging to the past - nō

Mā koutou ngā pānui e tono atu ki ngā kaimahi.
You (3/+) will send the notices out to the workers.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Kāore e kore te whakaaetia o tana tono.
Her request will almost certainly be granted.
Certainly, almost certainly, no doubt - Kāore e kore

Mehemea nō konei koe, e āhei ana koe te tono karahipi i te Poari.
If you're from here, you can or are eligible to apply for a scholarship from the Board.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka tono tonu ia i ngā turituri.
He kept hearing noises.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Mā reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.

Nō tētahi rā i a Nōema, ka whakamōhiotia mai kua whakaaetia tā mātou tono.
One day in November, we were informed that our application had been successful.

Ka tono a Māui kia haere atu rātou.
Māui ordered that they should go.

Ka tono te kuia kia inumia te waina e te tūroro.
The old lady directed that the wine should be drunk by the invalid.

Ka nui o rātou reo e tono ana kia patua ia.
Their voices were great (loud) demanding that he (should) be killed.

I tono ahau kia mutu te tutū
I ordered that the rowdy behaviour should stop.

Me tuku mai ngā tono i mua mai i te 1 Ākuhata
Applications must be sent in before the first of August

Ka tono a Hata i tana kurii ki te whiu i ngaa hipi
Hata ordered his dog to chase the sheep

Ki te whakaae tā tātou tono, ka tīmata te mahi āpōpō
If our application is approved, work will start tomorrow

Ko te 31 o Hōngongoi te rā kati ai ngā tono mai.
The 31st of July is the deadline for requests.

Nō tōna kitenga i a Peta rāua ko Hoani meake tomo ki te temepara, ka tono ia i tētahi mea māna.
When he saw Peta and Hoani soon to enter the temple, he requested something for himself.

#203: The house grew up
#205: It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.
#115: The and, but, although, however game
#214: Rangi mistakenly believes his singing is beautiful
#94: Cause the book to be open!
#169: A ceremony at which hats are caused to be worn
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