Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 Aria, ko Honi ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have younger siblings, their names are Aria and Honi.

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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