Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

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

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

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

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.

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau te teina o Ari.
Nikau is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Ari.

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

Ko Rinakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei 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 wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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