Maria is a beautiful woman from a good family but she’s prostituting herself for money. in Tetun
Maria feto bonita hosi família ne'ebé di'ak maibé nia fa'an an tanba osan.
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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
- Iha tempu uluk, osan seidauk iha, Antonio fó manu troka ho Maria nia fós.In the past, before there was money, Antonio gave money in exchange for Maria's rice.
- Ha'u nia relasaun di'ak ho família sira hotu.I have a good relationship with all of my family.
- Maria sateia hela de'it nia amá tanba osan.Maria keeps hassling her mother (to give her) money.
- Ita tenke buka meius oinsá mak bele manán osan hodi sustenta família.We need to find a way to earn money to support the family.
- Feto karak-teen hola loos mane ida di'ak hanesan Melki ne'e!How come a greedy woman ends up marrying a good man like Melki!
- Ohin dadeer Joana rakut Maria nia fuuk tanba Maria tolok nia.Joana yanked on Maria’s hair this morning because of Maria swore at her.