Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.