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• tonu

  1. (particle) still, continues, simply - denotes continuance, permanence or exactness and follows immediately after the word it applies to. Often used with the verbal particles which have a progressive or continuous sense, i.e. e ... ana, kei te ... and i te ....   Mehemea i te ora tonu ia, kua kite i te ātaahua o tana mokopuna.If she was still alive, she would have seen how beautiful her grandchild is. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 57, 120;) See also tou.
  2. (particle) as soon as - expresses the idea of immediacy, especially when following a verb without a preceding marker.   Pā tonu mai te karanga, ka whakaeke tō mātou ope.As soon as we heard the call, our party went onto the marae.
  3. (particle) quite, very - when used with statives or adjectives.   Kī tonu te rūma i te wāhine.The room was full of women. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 125;)
  4. (particle) really, just, only, right - shows intensiveness.   E hia ngā kakī i kitea e kōrua? Kotahi tonu.How many black stilts did you two see? Only one. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 119-120;)
  5. (particle) just like (when following rite).   (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 26;) See also rite tonu.
  6. (particle) always, all the time, continually (when following rite).   (Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 29;) See also rite tonu.
  7. (particle) almost.   Kua pau tonu te paraoa.The bread is almost finished.
  8. (particle) of course.   Kei te maumahara tonu au.Of course I remember.