Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari te teina o Niko.
Ari is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Niko.

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

Ko Arohakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Aroha 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 Pāora tōna ingoa.
Yes, I do have a younger sibling, his name is Pāora.

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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