Mr Rui nominated himself as candidate for village head of Lospalos. in Tetun
Sr. Rui na'in mak kandidata nia an rasik ba xefe suku Lospalos nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nianian'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.
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Xefe suku mak sai implementadór ba projetu ne'e.It is the village head who will be the one who implements this project.
- Janio nia partidu nomeia nia nu'udar kandidatu atu hadau kadeira iha eleisaun.Janio's party nominated him as a candidate to compete for a seat in the election.
- Xefe aldeia dehan, “Diak liu imi subar lai, tanba milísia buka hela imi.” Nune'e prontu, ami mós halo tuir.The village head said, “You’d better hide for a while, as the militia are looking for you.” So the, we did as he said.
- Na'i Jesus saran an ba mate.Jesus offered himself up to death.
- Ha'u bá vota iha munisípiu Lospalos.I am going to vote in Lospalos municipality.
- Feto Lospalos folin todan.(The bride price for) Lospalos women is high.