I bought a beautiful traditional blouse for my graduation. in Tetun
Ha'u hola kabaia ida furak loos ba ha'u nia graduasaun.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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
- Sira oin bonita tan-tanan!They're all beautiful!
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- Nia hola modo iha merkadu.He bought vegetables at the market.
- Ha'u sosa kasete ida ne'ebé múzika mesak fou-foun de'it.I bought a cassette full of new songs.
- Ha'u gosta hasai foto iha fatin ne'ebé furak.I like taking photos in beautiful places.
- Pai hola pregu hodi prega meza.My father bought a nail to nail the table.