My mother conducts a small business to pay for our daily needs. in Tetun
Ha'u nia main fila liman hodi sustenta ami nia moris loroloron 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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ami nia inan rasik mate kleur ona, nune'e ami nia inan hakiak mak tau matan ba ami.Our own mother died a long time ago, so it is our adoptive mother who looks after us.
- Tiu Marito ema kiak ida, nia presiza ita nia ajuda.Uncle Marito is poor. He needs our help.
- Ha'u presiza osan rahun para selu bemo.I need small change to pay for the minibus.
- Iha ami nia aldeia ami uza jeradór bainhira presiza karega telefone.In our village, we use a generator to charge our phones.
- Ami nia uma kloot loos, ema barak bá la di'ak.Our house is very narrow/small, so not many people can go.
- Ami fó parabéns ba ami nia apá ho amá ba sira nia aniversáriu kazamentu nian.We congratulate our father and mother on their wedding anniversary.