Māori Grammar

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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?

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau te teina o Hēmi.
Nikau is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Hēmi.

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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 Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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