I like to drink guava juice, as it is good for our body. in Tetun
Ha'u gosta hemu jus goiava, tanba di'ak ba ita nia isin.
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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
- Ela kahur hela jus masán ho jus senoura hodi hemu.Ela is mixing apple juice and carrot juice to drink.
- Nutrisaun di'ak importante ba ita nia saude.Good nutrition is important for our health.
- Ha'u la gosta hemu derok been tanba siin liu.I don’t like drinking lime juice as it’s too sour.
- Ami nia orsamentu la to'o atu halo uma di'ak.Our budget is not big enough to build a good house.
- Iha ami nia aldeia ami uza jeradór bainhira presiza karega telefone.In our village, we use a generator to charge our phones.
- 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.