My older sister is studying medicine in Cuba because she wants to become a children’s doctor. in Tetun
Ha'u nia biin eskola kona ba medisina iha Kuba tanba nia hakarak sai doutór ba labarik.
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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
- Ha'u nia mana Aleta kesi oan fatin para lalika iha oan tan.My older sister Aleta has had her tubes tied so she won’t have more children.
- Monica atu estuda direitu iha universidade tanba nia hakarak sai advogadu.Monica is going to study law in the university because she wants to become a lawyer.
- Ha'u hakarak sai doutór.I want to become a doctor.
- Horiseik ha'u haree mana la'o hela.Yesterday I saw you (older sister) walking.
- Ami estuda Portugés. Imi estuda saida?We are studying Portuguese. What are you studying?
- Ami estuda la di'ak tanba labarik sira estrundu loos.We can’t study effectively because the children are so noisy.