Māori Grammar

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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.

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

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

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.

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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.

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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