Māori Grammar

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Anikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ani 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 Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

Ko Amaru te teina o Niko.
Amaru is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Niko.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?