I am allergic to sardines. When I eat them, I get itchy all over. in Tetun
Ha'u alerjia ba sardiña. Kuandu ha'u han, ha'u nia isin katar hotu.
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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.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
kuanduCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ha'u iha alerjia ba na'an fahi. Kuandu han, sempre isin katar hotu.I’m allergic to pork. When I eat it, I always get itchy all over.
- Haas huun boot ne'e nia fuan barak mangál ona, ita bele ku'u hodi han.This large mango tree has lots of nearly-ripe fruit. We can pick them and eat them.
- Haas iha toos lar tasak hotu ona, ami atu bá kait.The mangoes on the farm are all ripe, we’re about to go and hook them (to pick them).
- Ha'u la hetan doit metan ida!I didn't get any money at all!
- Ha'u haree sira han iha restorante.I saw them eat in a restaurant.
- Hahán feitu ona, haruka sira mai han de'it.The food is ready. Just ask them to come and eat.