Māori Grammar

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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.

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