Māori Grammar

Ko Koa te teina o Pāora.
Koa is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Pāora.

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

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.

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

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

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.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

Ko Miakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Mia 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 Isaac te teina o Jo.
Isaac is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Jo.

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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