Māori Grammar

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.

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

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.

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

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