He does indeed deserve this punishment, as he killed two people. in Tetun
Nia merese duni kastigu ne'e, tanba nia oho ema na'in rua.
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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
- Uluk rai halai iha Tutuala halo ema na'in rua mate.Once there was a landslide in Tutuala which killed two people.
- Dezastre iha Baucau foin dadaun ne'e rezulta ema na'in rua mate, ema na'in haat kanek, í uma barak aat.The recent disaster in Baucau resulted in two people dying, and four people being injured.
- Horiseik joven grupu rua seran malu iha Hudi Laran halo ema kanek barak.Yesterday two groups of young people attacked one another in Hudi Laran, injuring many people.
- 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.
- Ema atus rua servisu iha ne'e.Two hundred people work here.
- Uluk ema oho mate Timor oan barak iha funu laran.Many Timorese people were killed during the war.