Father went for a health checkup in Singapore. in Tetun
Pai bá kontrolu nia saúde iha Singapura.
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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.
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Related phrases
- Ki'ikoan sira nia aman ohin bá servisu.The littlies’ father went to work.
- Señora Rita ohin bá konsulta iha doutór espesialista fuan nian.Mrs Rita went for a checkup with a cardiologist.
- Ha'u bá hotu.I went too (with the others).
- Ami bá pasiar iha Liquiça.We went for an outing to Liquiça.
- Depois dé loron tolu, ami bá Suai.After three days, we went to Suai.
- Pai lori rama hana rusa fuik.My father took a bow to shoot deer.