Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Ataahuakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ataahua 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 Aria tōku teina.
Aria is my younger sister. (spoken by a female)

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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