I learn English fast, because I like it. in Tetun
Matéria Inglés tama ha'u nia kakutak lalais de'it, tanba ha'u gosta.
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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
- Ha'u gosta aprende lian Inglés, tanba nia benefísiu boot mai ha'u.I like learning English, because it is beneficial to me.
- Malae sira barak iha Timor gosta aprende língua Tetun.Many foreigners in Timor like to learn Tetun.
- Agora ita bele lori kareta halai maka'as tanba rai tetuk.We can drive fast because the road is flat now.
- Ha'u gosta hili buat ne'ebé fasil mai ha'u hodi aprende.I like choosing things that are easy for me to learn.
- Nu'udar ema foin-sa'e, ha'u gosta duni aprende buat barak.As a young person, I really like to learn many things.
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.