I only have one long-sleeved shirt, I usually wear it to parties. in Tetun
Ha'u nia kamiza liman naruk ida de'it, ha'u baibain uza ba festa.
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
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- Totál estudante iha eskola ne'e sentu í ún pesoas.The total number of students in this school is one hundred and one.
- Pregu ne'e toos liu atu losu ho martelu, karik bele losu ho ai-suak bibi ain.This nail is too tight to loosen with a hammer, perhaps you can use a long-handled one.
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