Māori Grammar

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.

Ehara te teina i te tohunga whakairo.
The younger one is not a master carver.

Kāore i roa ka hōhā ngā tuākana ki ngā teina.
Before long the older kids were over the younger ones.

He tohunga whakairo ngā tēina.
The younger ones are master carvers.

Kāore ōku tēina.
I don't have younger siblings.

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

Ko Kaia te teina o Aidan.
Kaia is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Aidan.

Ko Fran te teina o Margaret.
Fran is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Margaret.

Āe, tokorua ōku tungāne, tokorima ōku tēina.
Yes, I have two brothers and five younger sisters.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.

Ko Mia tōku teina.
Mia is my younger sister. (spoken by a female)

Ko taku teina hei kura māhita.
My younger sibling will be a school teacher.

Ko Isaac te teina o Jo.
Isaac is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Jo.

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Kauri, ko Tame, ko N3 ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Kauri, Tame and N3.

Ko Rinakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Rina is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.

Āe, he tēina tōku, ko Rangi tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a younger sibling, his name is Rangi.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

E whai ana a Manu i tana teina.
Manu chases his brother.

Ko Hēmi te teina o Ari.
Hēmi is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Ari.

He teina au nō Koa.
I'm a younger brother of Koa's.

Ko Rāwinia rāua ko Tia ōku tēina.
Rāwinia and Tia are my younger sisters.

Āe, he tēina ōku, ko Amaru, ko Koa ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have younger siblings, their names are Amaru and Koa.

Kei te mekemeke te kōtiro i tana teina.
The girl is punching her sister.

Tokorua aku tēina, tokotoru aku tuahine.
I've got two younger brothers (and) I have three sisters.