Māori Grammar

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

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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.

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

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

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

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

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