Māori Grammar

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The brother was walking to the sister

Older and younger siblings, brothers and sisters

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

Ko Kaurikei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Kauri 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 Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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