Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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.

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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