My mother took my younger brother to the doctor, but the doctor said he was very well. in Tetun
Amá lori ha'u nia alin bá konsulta, maibé doutór dehan nia isin di'ak loos.
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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.
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Martinho ha'u nia alin rasik, la'ós primu.Martinho is my younger brother, not my cousin.
- Alin, ó bá ne'ebé?'Younger brother/sister', where are you going?
- Agora dadaun internét la'o ladún di'ak.At present the internet isn’t working very well.
- Alin, orsida ó halo saida?'Younger brother/sister', what are you doing later?
- Labarik ida tanis hakilar maka'as loos tanba nia mamá baku.A child cried very loudly because her mother hit her.
- Alin tinan hira? - Ha'u tinan neen.How old are you ('younger brother/sister')? - I'm six.