Māori Grammar

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

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.

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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.

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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