My godfather has helped us build our new house in Golgota suburb. in Tetun
Ha'u nia kompadre ajuda ami halo ami nia uma foun iha bairu Golgota.
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
- Ita presiza uma provizóriu ida atu hela to'o ita bele harii ita nia uma rasik.We need a temporary house to stay in until we can build our own house.
- Ami nia orsamentu la to'o atu halo uma di'ak.Our budget is not big enough to build a good house.
- Ami nia uma foun seidauk liga ahi, nune'e kalan susar atu estuda.Our new house doesn’t yet have electricity connected, so it’s difficult to study at night.
- Ha'u nia viziñu halo moru aas hale'u uma tanba ta'uk ema tuda.My neighbour build a high wall around the house out of fear that people would throw rocks (at the house).
- Ne'e ami nia uma.This is our house.
- Pai kadoo ai-riin hodi halo uma.Dad sawed wooden posts to build a house.