I need to save money in the bank for the future. in Tetun
Ha'u tenke rai osan iha banku ba futuru nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'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
- Ita presiza poupa osan ba futuru.We need to save money for the future.
- Ami nia osan rai iha banku. Ami presiza mak bele bá foti.We keep our money in the bank. We can go and take it out when we need it.
- Nia hatama osan ba banku.He deposited money in the bank.
- Ha'u rai ha'u nia osan iha Banku Nasionál Timor-Leste.I keep my money in the National Bank of Timor-Leste.
- Horiseik ha'u depozita $50 iha banku ba futuru.Yesterday I deposited $50 in the bank for the future.
- Ita tenke buka meius oinsá mak bele manán osan hodi sustenta família.We need to find a way to earn money to support the family.