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tungāne - brother, of a female


tungāne whakaangi - step-brother

Ko John te tungāne o Fran.
John is the brother (of a girl) of Fran.
Identity sentences - ko...

I pēwhea tō moe, tungāne?
How was your sleep, brother?
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ki te tiki i tō tungane i te pahi.
To pick up your brother from the bus.
Sentences with i - i

Ka kiriweti ia ki ngā mahi whakapātaritari a tōna tungāne.
She gets annoyed with the teasing antics of her brother.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ko Tawa tō rāua tungāne.
Tawa is their cousin.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Āe, tokorua ōku tungāne, tokorima ōku tēina.
Yes, I have two brothers and five younger sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Kāore ōku tungāne.
I don't have brothers.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ō tungāne?
Don't you have any brothers?
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ōku tungāne, he wāhine katoa mātou ngā tamariki.
I don't have any brothers, all of the children are female.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He tungāne tōu?
Do you have brothers (to a female)?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tungāne ōu?
Do you have any brothers?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Kotahi tōku tungāne.
I have one brother.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Ko John te tungāne o Elizabeth.
John is the brother (of a girl) of Elizabeth.

Ko Jacob te tungāne o Harnah.
Jacob is the brother (of a girl) of Harnah.

Ko Andrew te tungāne o Kayte.
Andrew is the brother (of a girl) of Kayte.

Ko Brian te tungāne o Val.
Brian is the brother (of a girl) of Val.

tungāne
a brother of a female

Tekau mā waru te pakeke o tana tungāne.
Her brother is 18.

Ko tana tungāne.
Her brother.

Kei whea kē tō tungāne?
Where is your brother?

Ko Tawa te tungāne o Aroha.
Tawa is the brother of Aroha.

He kaha tōku tungāne.
My brother is strong.

Ko te tungāne o Ngaire ia.
He is Ngaire's brother.

Ko Tīpene te tungāne o Sally.
Tīpene is sally's brother.

Āe, he tungāne tōku, ko Koa tōna ingoa.
I do have a brother, his name is Koa.

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Taika, ko Hēmi ō rāua ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Taika and Hēmi.

Āe, he tungāne ōku, ko Nikau, ko Tame, ko Ari ō rātou ingoa.
Yes, I do have brothers, their names are Nikau, Tame and Ari.

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