Carmel’s daughter went to prison because she sold drugs. in Tetun
Carmel nia oan feto tama kadeia tanba nia fa'an droga.
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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.
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Related phrases
- Isaias servisu nu'udar guarda prizioneiru iha prizaun Becora.Isaias works as a prison guard in Becora prison.
- Populasaun Oecusse hetan ajudu hosi governu tanba hetan dezastre naturais.The people of Oecusse received aid from the government because they went through a natural disaster.
- Uluk ema respeitu ó tanba ó servisu ho onestu, maibé agora ó nia naran aat ona tanba ó na'ok.People used to respect of you because you worked honestly, but now you have a bad reputation because you stole.
- Nia kaben tiha ida, bá kait fali ida seluk. To'o ikus feto na'in rua baku malu tanba nia!He'd already married one, then went and too another as his mistress. In the end the two women fought because of him!
- Ha'u bá hotu.I went too (with the others).
- Sé mak fó lanu ha'u nia oan ne'e?Who got my son/daughter drunk?