Māori Grammar

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

Ko Ariakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Aria 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 Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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.

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ataahua tōku teina.
Ataahua 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.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.