Māori Grammar

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

He teina tōu.
You have a younger sibling.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Amaru te teina o Manu.
Amaru is the younger sibling (of the same gender) of Manu.

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

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

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

Ko Pania tōku teina.
Pania is my younger sister.

He teina tōu?
Do you have a younger sibling?

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

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

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

Ko Rēwi tōku teina.
Rewi is my younger brother.

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

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

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?

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

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