I overheard that you have passed American Scholarship. in Tetun
Ha'u rona kois dehan ita liu bolsu estudu Amerika nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Comparison
liu — comparison 'more / most'
liuTetun comparison uses 'X liu Y' not 'mais X' — the adjective stays put and 'liu' follows. With a focus 'mak' it becomes superlative. Avoid Portuguese-style 'melhor' or 'mais boot'.
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
- Ami hotu liu ezame.We all passed the exam.
- Nia sente kontente, tanba liu ezame.He feels happy, as he passed his exams.
- Nu'udar bolseiru, ó tenke haka'as an estuda!As a scholarship holder, you have to study hard!
- Polísia hapara kareta sira ne'ebé liu cek poin.The police stopped the cars that passed the check point.
- Labarik sira kontente loos tanba pasa ezame ba trimestre ikus nian.The children are very happy as they passed the final term exams.
- Dolar ida baku ba dolar Austrália hira?How many Australian dollars does one (American) dollar convert to?