I sprained my ankle in a fall when playing football. in Tetun
Ha'u nia ain naksalak tanba monu bainhira joga bola.
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.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
bainhiraCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Horiseik ha'u joga bola rame loos mak kaímbra kona fali ha'u.Yesterday I was in the throes of playing football when I got a cramp.
- Horiseik Apet haksoit tuun hosi haas huun, í nia ain naksalak.Yesterday Apet jumped down from a mango tree, and sprained his ankle.
- Ha'u lembra fali uluk ita halimar hamutuk haksoit boraixa halo ó nia ain naksalak, komik loos.I remember the time when we played elastics together, and you sprained your ankle. It was very funny.
- Desportu saida mak ita gosta halimar?What sport do you like playing?
- Nia abitua ho joga karta.He's made a habit of playing cards.
- Ha'u gosta liu joga basket duké joga voli.I prefer playing basketball to volleyball.