Māori Grammar

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu te teina o Pāora.
Manu is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Pāora.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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