Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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.

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

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

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