He drank wine til he was a wreck! in Tetun
Nia hemu tua to'o gripa!
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
- Labarik hemu bee malirin halo nia inus been sulin.The child drank cold water, making his nose run.
- Tina nia kakorok laran katar tan de'it nia hemu bee torneira.Tina’s throat is very itchy just because she drank tap water.
- Tua ne'e nia sabór ladún di'ak, ha'u lakohi hemu.The flavour of the wine is not tasty. I don’t want to drink it.
- Hori kalan Lino tua lanu tanba nia hemu barak loos iha festa kazamentu.Last night Lino was drunk because he drank so much at the wedding.
- Ó hemu tua karik, ne'e mak halo ó nia oin mean.(I suspect) you might have drunk wine. That’s why your face is flushed.
- Fila modo mat-matak de'it, la bele halo dodok liu!Stir-fry the vegetables only til they are al dente, don't let them get too soft!