Māori Grammar

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 Taika te teina o Niko.
Taika is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Niko.