My surname is Santos Alves. in Tetun
Ha'u nia naran apelidu Santos Alves.
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
- Santos nia mentál di'ak, nia brani fó diskursu iha ema boot nia oin.Santos has good self-confidence. He’s got the guts to give a speech in front of senior people.
- Nia naran sarani "Nelson Alves da Cunha", baibain ema bolu "Ason".His full name given at baptism is "Nelson Alves da Cunha", but people usually call him "Ason".
- Nia naran jentiu "Naha Risi", maibé iha eskola bolu tuir naran sarani, "Manuel dos Santos".His traditional name is "Naha Risi", but at school he is called by his Christian name "Manuel dos Santos".