Last night the bishop gave his message about the meaning of the 25th of December. in Tetun
Hori kalan amu bispu fó nia mensajen kona ba sentidu 25 Dezembru.
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.
Translate your own text with the free English ↔ Tetun translator or look up individual words in the Tetun dictionary.
Related phrases
- 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.
- Hori kalan ami haree televizaun.Last night we watched television.
- Nia fó nia vida atu konkista ukun rasik an ne'e.He gave his life to win this independence.
- Nia saláriu hakerek klaru iha kontratu laran.His salary is clearly written in his contract.
- Janio monu ho motor, nia ain tohar.Janio fell off his motorbike and broke his leg.
- Ha'u horikalan haree kois de'it Quina iha merkadu Taibesi.Last night I glimpsed Quina in the Taibesi market.