Janio fell off his motorbike and broke his leg. in Tetun
Janio monu ho motor, nia ain tohar.
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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
- Marco nia ain fitar tanba uluk nia monu ho motór.Marco’s let has a scar because he once fell off his motorbike.
- Ohin dadeer katuas ida monu ho motór iha Colmera. Ema barak hobur no ajuda nia lori ba ospitál.This morning an old man fell off his motorbike in Colmera. Many people gathered around and helped take him to hospital.
- Horiseik Luis hetan asidente ho motór. Kareta Pajero ne'e rasta nia ho motór dook loos, halo nia ain tohar.Yesterday Luis had a motorbike accident. The Pajero dragged him a long way, so breaking his leg.
- Mateus agora de'ut hela nia matan, tanba ai-luruk mak tama.Mateus is rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands, because a prickle has gotten into his eye.
- Fiu kotu tanba ai-huun boot monu iha leten.The wire broke because a big tree fell on it.
- Nia saláriu hakerek klaru iha kontratu laran.His salary is clearly written in his contract.