Māori Grammar

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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?

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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