Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.