Let’s give a round of applause to welcome our new rector. in Tetun
Mai ita basa liman hodi simu ita nia reitór foun.
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
- Señór embaixadór, benvindu mai iha ami nia vila.Mister ambassador, welcome to our town.
- Iha ami nia aldeia ami uza jeradór bainhira presiza karega telefone.In our village, we use a generator to charge our phones.
- Mai ita harohan ba Na'i Maromak atu ita nia rain bele hetan paz ho hakmatek.Let’s pray to God that our nation have peace and harmony.
- Ha'u nia kompadre ajuda ami halo ami nia uma foun iha bairu Golgota.My godfather has helped us build our new house in Golgota suburb.
- Ita nia kareta ne'e kolega atu empresta, maibé ha'u lakohi fó.A friend wants to borrow our car, but I don’t want to give it to him.
- Treinu fíziku ajuda ita nia isin, treinu espirituál ajuda ita nia klamar.Physical training helps our bodies, spiritual training helps our souls.