Estela got good marks in the exam because she studied hard. in Tetun
Estela hetan notas di'ak iha ezame tanba nia estuda maka'as.
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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
- Victor estuda maka'as kal-kalan. Nune'e mak nia hetan rezultadu ne'ebé di'ak iha ezame nasionál.Victor studied hard every night. That’s why he got good marks in the national exams.
- Estuda maka'as, para bele hetan valór di'ak.Study hard, so you will get good marks.
- Ha'u nia oan mane boot ne'e matenek, nia sempre hetan valór boot iha eskola.My oldest son is smart. He always gets good marks at school.
- Paulo la liu ezame nasionál tanba nia la prepara.Paulo did not pass the national exam because he didn’t prepare.
- Ha'u gosta tuir misa iha igreja ida ne'e tanba iha haklaken na'in ida ne'ebé di'ak.I like attending mass in this church because there is a good preacher.
- João fera ulun ba matéria matemátika tanba difisil loos ba nia.João is working hard at mathematics because it is very difficult for him.