He walked to and fro. in Tetun
Nia la'o bá-mai.
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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.
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Related phrases
- Loron baileet nia sa'e kareta, maibé ohin loron nia la'o ain de'it.Most days he goes by car, but today he just walked.
- Sira lori kilat bá-mai hodi perturba orden públika.They carry guns to and fro, disturbing public order.
- Ema ne'e silu nia an to'o isin ruin sai hotu.This person stretched to and fro until all his bones stuck out.
- Ami hotu lalin sasán hosi ro'o laran mai li'ur.We all went to and fro fetching goods from inside the boat to outside.
- Nia fila lia bá-mai, la konsistente ho nia liafuan rasik.He keeps twisting words to and fro, and is inconsistent with his own words.
- Komadante forsa hetan tiru hosi ema deskoñesidu ida waiñira nia la'o ba kuartél jerál.The commander of the military got shot by an unknown individual as he walked to the headquarters.