I have a good relationship with all of my family. in Tetun
Ha'u nia relasaun di'ak ho família sira hotu.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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
- Ha'u nia relasaun metin ho família sira.I have a strong relationship with my family.
- Família ne'e mate mohu iha funu, nia jerasaun ida mós la hela.That family all died in the war, there wasn’t even one descendant left.
- Ami hotu aprende lalais tanba mestra nia métodu hanorin di'ak teb-tebes.We are all learning fast because the teacher has very good teaching methods.
- Maria feto bonita hosi família ne'ebé di'ak maibé nia fa'an an tanba osan.Maria is a beautiful woman from a good family but she’s prostituting herself for money.
- Bondia, señór.Good morning, sir.
- Ami hotu hela iha ne'ebá.We all stayed there.