My neighbour build a high wall around the house out of fear that people would throw rocks (at the house). in Tetun
Ha'u nia viziñu halo moru aas hale'u uma tanba ta'uk ema tuda.
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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
- Ami fó aluga ami nia uma ba malae Tailándia.We are renting our house out to Thai people.
- Ema tama mate nabanaban, to'o uma laran ema nakonu.People just kept coming in, until the house was full of people.
- Marcos hada blok hodi halo moru iha uma oin.Marcos laid cement blocks to build a wall in front of the house.
- 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 viziñu halo moru hale'u uma tanba ta'uk na'ok-teen bele tama.My neighbours built high walls around their house because they are afraid of thieves getting in.
- Kuandu ema hala'o edukasaun sívika, sira hanorin povu kona ba lia polítiku nian, no mós kona ba direitu no responsabilidade reinu nian, atu foti povu nia konsiénsia polítiku.When people conduct civic education, they teach the people about political affairs, and also about the rights and responsibilities of the people, to raise their political awareness.