Mrs Rita went for a checkup with a cardiologist. in Tetun
Señora Rita ohin bá konsulta iha doutór espesialista fuan nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'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
- Pai bá kontrolu nia saúde iha Singapura.Father went for a health checkup in Singapore.
- Señora Leta ohin bá vizita labarik kiak sira iha madre sira iha Comoro.Today Mrs. Leta went to visit the orphans at the nuns in Comoro.
- Ha'u bá hotu.I went too (with the others).
- Ami bá pasiar iha Liquiça.We went for an outing to Liquiça.
- Depois dé loron tolu, ami bá Suai.After three days, we went to Suai.
- Ki'ikoan sira nia aman ohin bá servisu.The littlies’ father went to work.