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tuahine - sister, of a male

tuāhine - female cousins or sisters of a male

Ko ōna tuāhine ngā kaiwhakahaere.
His sisters are the organisers.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine.
Rongomai is my sister.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Waikura tōku tuahine.
Waikura is my sister.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

I pai taku moe, tuahine.
My sleep was good, sister.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

He rite ia ki tōna tuahine.
He is like his sister.
This is just like that - he rite tonu

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te whakakākahu i a ia anō!
Help your sister to get herself dressed!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Awhinatia tāu tuahine ki te kuhu i ōna kākahu!
Help your sister put her clothes on!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei te kāinga tōna tuahine.
Her sister is at home.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

No tōku tuahine ngā waka whero.
The red car belongs to my older sibling.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ko Mere te tuahine o Mārama rāua ko Tamahae.
Mere is Marama's and Tamahae's cousin.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Aroha tōku whaea kēkē, koia te tuahine o tōku pāpā.
Aroha is my aunty, she is my father's sister.
Family relationships - mother - mama, whaea

Tokorua aku tēina, tokotoru aku tuahine.
I've got two younger brothers (and) I have three sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Ko Rongomai tōku tuahine, ko Tūmanako tōku teina.
Rongomai is my sister, Tūmanako is my younger sibling.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore ōku tuāhine.
I don't have sisters.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tuahine tōu?
Do you have a sister?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko ia te mea hangareka o rāua ko Riripeti, tōna tuahine.
She is the funny one between her and Riripeti, her sister.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Ko Aria rāua ko Moana ōku tuāhine.
Aria and Moana are my sisters.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Te rongonga atu o Niko i te kōrero a tana tuahine...
When Niko heard what his sister said...
Away - atu

Kāore tōna tuahine i te kāinga.
Her sister is not at home.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

I ōku tuāhine e horoi ana i ngā rīhi, ka moe ahau.
While my sisters were washing the dishes, I was sleeping.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Ko Riripeti tōku tuahine.
Riripeti is my sister.

He tuahine tō Rangi.
Rangi has a sister.

Ko Harnah te tuahine o Jacob.
Harnah is the sister (of a boy) of Jacob.

Ko Ani te tuahine o Tawa.
Ani is the sister (of a boy) of Tawa.

Ko Elizabeth te tuahine o John.
Fran is the sister (of a boy) of Elizabeth.

tuahine
a sister of a male

He kaha a Tīwana ki tana whiu pātai nanakia me te whakapātaritari i tōna tuahine me tōna kuikui.
Tīwana is good at asking tricky questions and teasing her sister and grandmother.

E hia ngā tau o tō tuahine?
How old's your sister?

E hia ngā tau o ō tuāhine?
How old are your sisters?

tuāhine
sister of a male

Ko Margaret tōku tuahine.
Margaret is my sister. (spoken by a male)

Ko Mia tōku tuahine.
Mia is my younger sister. (spoken by a male)

Ko Raima rātou ko Tanira, ko Aniwa ōku tuāhine.
Raima, Tanira and Aniwa are my sisters.

Āe, he tuahine tōku, ko Ataahua tōna ingoa.
I do have a sister, her name is Ataahua.

Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Rina, ko Kauri ō rāua ingoa.
Yes,I do have sisters, their names are Rina and Kauri.

Āe, he tuāhine ōku, ko Aroha, ko Aria, ko Moana ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have a sister, their names are Aroha, Aria and Moana.

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