Last month I transferred a million rupiahs to my younger sister in Indonesia. in Tetun
Fulan kotuk ha'u transfer osan rupia juta ida ba ha'u nia alin feto iha Indonézia.
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
- Alin, ó bá ne'ebé?'Younger brother/sister', where are you going?
- Dadeer-dadeer ha'u nia alin sempre dasa rai.My younger sister does the sweeping every morning.
- Alin, orsida ó halo saida?'Younger brother/sister', what are you doing later?
- Alin tinan hira? - Ha'u tinan neen.How old are you ('younger brother/sister')? - I'm six.
- Paulino konsege rezolve nia alin feto nia problema.Paulino managed to sort out his younger sister’s problem.
- Fulan liu ba ne'e sidade Dili enfrenta problema uitoan, espesialmente iha Fatumeta.Last month Dili faced some problems, especially in Fatumeta.