Māori Grammar

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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?

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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.

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.