Our dog gave birth to four puppies. in Tetun
Ami nia asu hahoris asu oan haat.
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
- Indonézia okupa ami nia rain durante tinan ruanulu resin haat.Indonesia occupied our land for twenty-four years.
- Mana Nina horiseik tuur ahi, bebé kaduak iha ospitál boot.Nina yesterday gave birth to twins in the big hospital.
- Se ema ida la'o liu iha estrada, ami nia asu sempre hatenu.If someone walks past on the road, our dog always barks.
- Iha ami nia aldeia ami uza jeradór bainhira presiza karega telefone.In our village, we use a generator to charge our phones.
- Tuir ami nia lisan, ami la bele han na'an asu.According to our traditional law, we can't eat dog meat.
- Ha'u fó $1, nia volta fali 50c.I gave (him) a dollar, and he gave me fifty cents change.