Māori Grammar

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

Ko Koa te teina o Amaru.
Koa is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Amaru.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

Ko Moanakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Moana 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 Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.