I felt very distressed seeing you walking with another woman. in Tetun
Ha'u nia laran dodok haree ó la'o ho feto seluk.
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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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Related phrases
- Leo nia laran manas loos haree nia doben la'o ho mane seluk.Leo is furious to see his girlfriend walking with another man.
- Feto ne'ebá nia matan fulun mahar loos, nia koi tiha halo mihis.That woman has very thick eyebrows. She shaved them to be thinner.
- Feto ne'e laran di'ak loos. Buat saida de'it mak nia hola, nia sempre fahe.This woman is very kind-hearted. Whatever she buys, she always shares.
- Ohin ó kaer liman ho feto seluk iha loja oin, feto ne'e sé?Earlier you shook hands with another woman in front of the shop. Who was she?
- Feto ne'e oin aat loos. Nia presiza make-up para halo oin di'ak oituan.This woman has a very ugly face. She needs makeup to beautify her face a bit.
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