Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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.

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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