Older sister, what colour are you going to paint your toenails? in Tetun
Mana nia ain kukun ne'e atu pinta kór saida?
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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
- Mana Joana hori kalan bá festa hatais reb-rebo halo ita oin halai fali.Last night going to a party, older sister Joana dressed so flashily that it made us dizzy!
- Horiseik ha'u haree mana la'o hela.Yesterday I saw you (older sister) walking.
- Alin, ó bá ne'ebé?'Younger brother/sister', where are you going?
- Mana Nita hamaus nia bebé tanis hela iha uma laran.Older sister Nita is settling her baby who is crying in the house.
- Mana husu misa ba nia oan ne'ebé moris mai mate.My older sister requested a mass intention for her stillborn baby.
- Mana ne'e idade ona, ko'alia saida ita halo tuir de'it.Older sister is getting on in years, whatever she says we just do.