Māori Grammar

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Te Reo Māori Level 1
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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