Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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