He reads the STL newspaper. in Tetun
Nia lee jornál STL.
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
- Jornál ne'e sentavus limanulu.This newspaper is fifty cents.
- João lee jornál Timor Post.João is reading the Timor Post newspaper.
- Lia hirak ne'e hasai liu husi komunikadu imprensa ne'ebé diáriu ne'e simu husi gabinete Primeiru Ministru horiseik.This was announced through a press release which this daily newspaper received from the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday.