Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

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

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

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

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

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