Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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.

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?