Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

Ko Moanakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Moana 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 au nō Niko.
I'm a younger brother of Niko's.

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