Māori Grammar

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

Ko Anikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Ani 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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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