My bedroom is dirty, full of dust. It needs to be cleaned. in Tetun
Ha'u nia kuartu fo'er, rai rahun nakonu, presiza hamoos.
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
- Horiseik Carlos hamoos uma laran, rai rahun barak loos, halo nia inus metin.Yesterday Carlos cleaned the house, and there was a lot of dust, which gave him a blocked nose.
- Iha Kuarta-feira Sinzas, sarani sira simu sinzas hanesan símbolu katak ita mai hosi rai, fila fali ba rai.On Ash Wednesday, Christians receive ash as a symbol that they come from dust, and will return to dust.
- Tanke ne'e, bee nakonu.This tank is full of water.
- Ha'u sosa kasete ida ne'ebé múzika mesak fou-foun de'it.I bought a cassette full of new songs.
- Tiu Marito ema kiak ida, nia presiza ita nia ajuda.Uncle Marito is poor. He needs our help.
- Osan ne'e la to'o atu responde ba ha'u nia nesesidade.This money is not enough to meet my needs.