My white shirt is stained, it needs washing with bleach. in Tetun
Ha'u nia kamiza mutin noda loos, presiza fase ho Bayclin.
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Grammar in this phrase
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.
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
- Alex nia nehan mutin loos.Alex’ teeth are very white.
- Ha'u nia faru mean pár ho ha'u nia kalsa.My red shirt matches my pants.
- Ajuda kore butaun faru iha kotuk ne'e lai.Please unbutton the back of this shirt.
- Haree ba leten, kalohan mutin barak loos.Look up, there are lots of white clouds.
- Tiu Marito ema kiak ida, nia presiza ita nia ajuda.Uncle Marito is poor. He needs our help.
- Osan ne'e la to'o atu responde ba ha'u nia nesesidade.This money is not enough to meet my needs.