Mr Locateli’s position is as head of the finance department. in Tetun
Señór Locateli nia pozisaun nu'udar xefe departamentu finansas.
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
- Sr. Mateus nia kargu nu'udar diretór finansas.Mr. Mateus’s position is as director of finance.
- Ha'u servisu iha Ministériu Turizmu iha departamentu finansas.I work in the Ministry of Tourism within the finance department.
- Departamentu Tetun hatama ona rekerimentu ba finansas atu simu tan dosente foun ida.The Tetun department has put in a request to finance to accept another new lecturer.
- Horiseik ha'u sosa livru ne'e ho ha'u nia osan rasik; ohin finansas reimbolsa fali.Yesterday I bought this book with my own money; today the finance department reimbursed me.
- Primeiru ministru demite RT hosi nia kargu ministru finansas tanba iha mal administrasaun.The prime minister dismissed RT from his position as finance minister because there was mismanagement.
- Edifisiu Ministériu Finansa nian iha ne'ebé?Where it the Ministry of Finance building?