My chest is sore because I lifted heavy things. in Tetun
Ha'u nia hirus matan moras tanba ha'u hi'it sasán todan.
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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
- Sira servisu hamutuk hodi kaer metin prinsípiu moris ida katak, "Todan leba hamutuk, kmaan ita hi'it hamutuk."They worked together, holding firmly to the life principle that, "We carry heavy things together, we lift light things together."
- Uluk ema respeitu ó tanba ó servisu ho onestu, maibé agora ó nia naran aat ona tanba ó na'ok.People used to respect of you because you worked honestly, but now you have a bad reputation because you stole.
- Hatuun ha'u nia sasán hosi kareta laran lai.Get my things down out of the vehicle.
- Ajuda kehe ha'u lai, tanba kosar loos ne'e.Please fan me, because I am very sweaty.
- Matéria Inglés tama ha'u nia kakutak lalais de'it, tanba ha'u gosta.I learn English fast, because I like it.
- Ha'u fiar ba José tanba nia ema ne'ebé onestu.I trust José because he is an honest man.