I have to go to the hospital for an X-ray, because the doctor suspects I have a broken leg. in Tetun
Ha'u tenke bá hasai rai xís iha ospitál, tanba doutór deskonfia ha'u nia ain ruin tohar.
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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.
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Related phrases
- Di'ak liu ó bá rai xís tiha, keta liman tohar karik.You'd better go for an X-ray, as your arm could be broken.
- Ospitál nasionál mak Ospitál Guido Valadares iha Dili.The national hospital is the Guido Valadares Hospital in Dili.
- Ita tenke bá kedas ospitál, tanba ó isin manas loos.We must immediately go to hospital, because you have a high temperature.
- Amá lori ha'u nia alin bá konsulta, maibé doutór dehan nia isin di'ak loos.My mother took my younger brother to the doctor, but the doctor said he was very well.
- Ha'u nia biin eskola kona ba medisina iha Kuba tanba nia hakarak sai doutór ba labarik.My older sister is studying medicine in Cuba because she wants to become a children’s doctor.
- Uluk ema respeitu ó tanba ó servisu ho onestu, maibé agora ó nia naran aat ona tanba ó na'ok.People used to respect of you because you worked honestly, but now you have a bad reputation because you stole.