Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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