He is a rich person. He buys cars just like we buy vegetables. in Tetun
Nia ema riku ida. Nia sosa kareta hanesan ita sosa modo.
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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
- Ó tuur hanesan bos de'it, la hatene halo servisu, hein han de'it!You're just sitting there like a boss, not working, just waiting to be fed!
- La bele han etu sobak de'it hanesan ne'e.Don’t just guzzle the rice like that.
- Nu'udar ema foin-sa'e, ha'u gosta duni aprende buat barak.As a young person, I really like to learn many things.
- Mane klosan ida halai motór hanesan ema bulak.A young single guy rode a motorbike like a crazy person.
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.
- Labarik sira fila hosi eskola, gosta halimar de'it.When the children return from school, they like to just play.