I saw a crow was eating smelly buffalo corpse. in Tetun
Ha'u haree manu metan han karau nia isin dois.
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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
- Horiseik ami haree karau barak hoku hela iha debu ne'e.Yesterday we saw lots of buffalo lying in this wallow.
- Ha'u haree sira han iha restorante.I saw them eat in a restaurant.
- Ha'u haree ro'o mout iha tasi laran.I saw a ferry drown into the sea.
- Ha'u gosta han etu ho ikan tunu.I like eating rice and roast fish.
- Ha'u haree manu pombu semo sai hosi nia fatin.I saw a pigeon flying away from its place.
- Horiseik ha'u haree mana la'o hela.Yesterday I saw you (older sister) walking.