Māori Grammar

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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