Joana's house is beside the road. in Tetun
Joana nia uma iha estrada.
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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
- Sira nia uma kilómetru hitu hosi estrada boot.Their house is seven kilometres away from the main road.
- Ita presiza uma provizóriu ida atu hela to'o ita bele harii ita nia uma rasik.We need a temporary house to stay in until we can build our own house.
- Ha'u nia viziñu halo moru aas hale'u uma tanba ta'uk ema tuda.My neighbour build a high wall around the house out of fear that people would throw rocks (at the house).
- To'o iha Lafatik, tuun, iha kurva ida ba liman loos, ha'u nia uma iha sorin karuk.When you get to Lafatik, descend (towards the ocean), there is a bend in the road, my house is on the left
- To'o iha loja Elimloi nia oin, iha dalan sanak ida, ita tama bele haree hetan ona ami nia uma.When you get to the front of Elimloi shop, there is a turnoff, when you go down that road you can see our house.
- Ne'e ami nia uma.This is our house.