António rinses his mouth with water to wash it out. in Tetun
António hakmumuk bee hodi fasi nia ibun.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
Translate your own text with the free English ↔ Tetun translator or look up individual words in the Tetun dictionary.
Related phrases
- Lita: Nia naran António ka? Ina: Lae, nia naran José.Lita: Is his name António? Ina: No, his name is José.
- António uza goma atu lem nia surat tahan iha parede.António used glue to glue his paper to the wall.
- António gaba nia ferik oan tanba nia te'in midar loos.António praised his wife because she cooked a tasty meal.
- Mateus agora de'ut hela nia matan, tanba ai-luruk mak tama.Mateus is rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands, because a prickle has gotten into his eye.
- António hamoos du'ut iha uma oin.António weeded the front yard.
- Nia saláriu hakerek klaru iha kontratu laran.His salary is clearly written in his contract.