Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

Ko Rangi te teina o Tame.
Rangi is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Tame.

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

Ko Kaurikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Kauri is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.