English → Tetun
himself
nia aan (mane); rasik
Example sentences
"He is another man; He cannot be Himself.
"Nia soy ema seluk; la bele soy Nia-an rasik.
"He is someone else, He cannot be Himself!
"Nia soy ema seluk, la bele soy Nia-an rasik!
12 And he said to himself, "Why is this so?
12 Sia moos nusu baa malu naak, "Tan saa bele dadi nunee?
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “himself”
- Jesus offered himself up to death.Na'i Jesus saran an ba mate.
- Lito likes introducing himself to foreigners.Lito gosta fó koñese ha'u nia an ba ema estranjeiru.
- The Lord Jesus gave himself up to death to save us sinners.Na'i Jesus saran nia an ba mate hodi soi ita sala na'in.
- Mr Rui nominated himself as candidate for village head of Lospalos.Sr. Rui na'in mak kandidata nia an rasik ba xefe suku Lospalos nian.
- Mr António, as the new boss, (formally) introduced himself to the staff.Señór António, nu'udar xefe foun, aprezenta nia an ba staf sira.