Māori Grammar

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rinakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Rina 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 ōku, ko Niko, ko Honi ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have younger siblings, their names are Niko and Honi.

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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.

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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 Amaru, ko Pāora, ko N3 ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I have younger siblings, their names are Amaru, Pāora and N3.