He asked about school. in Tetun
Nia husu kona ba eskola.
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.
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Related phrases
- Horiseik Maria rezigna an nu'udar diretór eskola tanba nia atu simu tomada dé pose nu'udar visi ministra edukasaun.Yesterday Maria resigned as school principal as she is about to be sworn in as vice minister of education..
- Kuandu ema hala'o edukasaun sívika, sira hanorin povu kona ba lia polítiku nian, no mós kona ba direitu no responsabilidade reinu nian, atu foti povu nia konsiénsia polítiku.When people conduct civic education, they teach the people about political affairs, and also about the rights and responsibilities of the people, to raise their political awareness.
- Ha'u bá eskola sa'e mikrolét.I go to school by minibus.
- Ita hanorin iha eskola ne'ebé?Which school do you teach in?
- Ninia atitude iha eskola la di'ak.His behaviour in school is bad.
- Atai lakohi bá eskola.Atai doesn't want to go to school.