He deposited money in the bank. in Tetun
Nia hatama osan ba banku.
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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 tenke rai osan iha banku ba futuru nian.I need to save money in the bank for the future.
- Ha'u rai ha'u nia osan iha Banku Nasionál Timor-Leste.I keep my money in the National Bank of Timor-Leste.
- Horiseik ha'u depozita $50 iha banku ba futuru.Yesterday I deposited $50 in the bank for the future.
- Atu foti osan iha banku, tenke asina.To withdraw money from the bank, you have to give your signature.
- Ami nia osan rai iha banku. Ami presiza mak bele bá foti.We keep our money in the bank. We can go and take it out when we need it.
- Iha tempu uluk, osan seidauk iha, Antonio fó manu troka ho Maria nia fós.In the past, before there was money, Antonio gave money in exchange for Maria's rice.