Maria went and put her baby to sleep in the bedroom. in Tetun
Maria bá hatoba nia bebé iha kuartu laran.
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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
- Maria ohin ku'u kafé, tau iha bote, haklulu hosi kafé laran mai to'o iha uma.Maria went and picked coffee today, put it in a basket, and carried it home from the coffee plantation on her back.
- Maria sateia hela de'it nia amá tanba osan.Maria keeps hassling her mother (to give her) money.
- Maria hikar nia ropa tau ba armari laran.Maria folded her clothes and put them in the wardrobe.
- Avoo presiza bibirón hodi tau susu been ba nia bei-oan.Grandma needs a baby bottle to put milk in for her grandchild.
- Maria halo grupu estudu iha ninia uma hamutuk ho nia kolega sira.Maria has started a study group at her house together with her friends.
- 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.