He wanted the international forces to not just suspend their military operations but to totally stop them. in Tetun
Nia hakarak atu forsas internasionál la'ós suspende de'it operasaun militár maibé tenke hapara totalmente.
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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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