Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Anikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ani 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 wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.