Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

Ko Miakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Mia 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 Rāwinia rāua ko Tia ōku tēina.
Rāwinia and Tia are my younger sisters.

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

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