In the past, Timor became a colony of Portugal. in Tetun
Uluk, Timor sai kolónia Portugál 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
- Uluk, Timor-leste iha mortalidade maternál aas loos.In the past, Timor-Leste had a very high maternal mortality rate.
- Iha kantadór na'in rua hosi Timor partisipa iha festivál múzika iha Portugál.Two singers from Timor participated in a music festival in Portugal.
- Artista Maria Vitoria reprezenta Timor-leste iha kompetisaun kanta iha Portugál.Singer Maria Vitoria represented Timor-Leste in a singing competition in Portugal.
- Iha kooperasaun bilaterál entre Timor ho Portugál iha área barak, inklui justisa.There is bilateral cooperation between Timor and Portugal in many areas, including justice.
- Iha 2017, Sr Xanana Gusmão mak Timor-leste nia negosiadór prinsipál iha negosiasaun ho Austrália kona ba Tasi Timor.In 2017, Mr Xanana Gusmão was Timor-Leste's chief negotiator in the negotiations with Australia over the Timor Sea.
- Laureadu Nobel da Pás, Dr José Ramos Horta mak sai prezidente da repúblika primeiru iha Timor-Leste.It was the Noble Peace Laureate, Dr José Ramos Horta, who became the first president of the republic in Timor-Leste.