Is this motorbike yours? If not whose is it? in Tetun
Motór ne'e ita boot nian ka, sé 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
- Modo iha meza leten ne'e imi nian ka sé nian?Are the vegetables on the table yours? Or whose?
- Xá ne'e sé nian?Whose is this tea?
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- Ha'u nia motór aat ona.My motorbike is broken
- Sé nia telefone mak lian?Whose phone is ringing?
- Motór nia sira nian, la bele book.This motorbike is theirs. Don’t touch it.