Janio's party nominated him as a candidate to compete for a seat in the election. in Tetun
Janio nia partidu nomeia nia nu'udar kandidatu atu hadau kadeira iha eleisaun.
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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ami nia partidu foti Jacinta hanesan kandidatu ba eleisaun ne'e.Our party chose Jacinta as the candidate for this election.
- Partidu polítiku sira hadau malu kadeira iha eleisaun.The political parties compete for seats in the election.
- Iha eleisaun, ita hotu iha direitu atu hili kualkér partidu ida.In the election, we all have the right to choose any party.
- Sr. Rui na'in mak kandidata nia an rasik ba xefe suku Lospalos nian.Mr Rui nominated himself as candidate for village head of Lospalos.
- Ita presiza hasa'e ita nia kompetitividade, la'ós de'it atu kompete iha rai laran, maibé atu kompete mós iha rai li'ur.We must raise our competitivity, not just to compete within the country, but also to compete overseas.
- Bainhira partidu balu halo koligasaun, sira servisu hamutuk atu hadau kadeira iha eleisaun ka atu harii governu ida.When some parties form a coalition, they work together to compete for seats in an election or to form a government.