Martinho is my younger brother, not my cousin. in Tetun
Martinho ha'u nia alin rasik, la'ós primu.
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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
- Alin, ó bá ne'ebé?'Younger brother/sister', where are you going?
- 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.
- Ha'u nia alin nia ain kabun boot loos tanba loroloron nia halai hela de'it.My younger brother has big calves because he runs every day.
- Ha'u nia alin gosta abuza nia kolega, to'o ikus sira baku nia.My younger brother likes teasing his friends. Eventually they bashed him up.
- Família rua tenke tuur hamutuk ko'alia lia moris kona ba alin mane nia kazamentu.The two families must sit together to talk about our younger brother’ wedding.