Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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.

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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.

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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