Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

Ko Arohakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei tō runga ake.
Aroha 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 Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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