He is simply the secretary general of one party, he does not represent all the people of Timor. in Tetun
Nia simplesmente hanesan sekretáriu jerál partidu ida nian, maibé nia la reprezenta povu Timor tomak.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nianian'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.
Negation
la — 'not' (general negation)
laPlaced before verbs and adjectives to negate them. For contrastive 'not X but Y' use 'laós'; for 'not yet' use 'seidauk'; for 'no longer' wrap 'la ... ona' around the verb.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ha'u hato'o ha'u nia saudasoens ba povu Timor-leste tomak.I extend my greetings to all the people of Timor-Leste.
- 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.
- Sira konvida ema boboot mai iha festa ne'e.They invited all sorts of important people to this party (e.g. from the government, army, and NGOs).
- Bainhira juis hali'is ba partidu ida, bele prejudika sistema justisa iha Timor-Leste.When the judges are biased towards one party, this can have a negative impact on the justice system in Timor-Leste.
- 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.
- Ami nu'udar povu lakohi tan krize iha Timor.We the people don’t want another crisis in Timor.