Children who have intestinal worms need to take some medicine to get rid of them. in Tetun
Labarik lombriga iha nia kabun laran presiza hemu ai-moruk para nia sai tiha.
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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
- Ha'u sente isin manas fali, ha'u presiza hemu ai-moruk.I feel that I have a fever. I need to take some medicine.
- Ha'u orsida lokraik ku'u ai-funan lori ba avoo pai nia rate.This afternoon I’ll pick some flowers and take them to grandpa’s grave.
- Bá hola kafé rahun iha loja para ita halo kafé hemu.Go and get some powdered coffee from the shop so we can make some coffee to drink.
- Ha'u presiza fita kola hodi kesi kaixa para lori ba distritu ho metin.I need some sticky tape to tape up the box so I can take it to the district securely.
- Mezmu ó nia serbisu barak, maibé tenke atende mós labarik sira.Even though you have a lot of work to do, you still need to take care the children too.
- Sira na'in rua nia oan boot ona mak foin kaben igreja.Only once their children were no longer small did the two of them get married in church.