Māori Grammar

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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.

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 wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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