Our meeting today is to talk about preparations for Christmas. in Tetun
Ita nia hasoru malu ida ne'e atu ko'alia kona ba preparasaun ba festa Natál.
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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.
Reciprocal
malu — 'each other'
malu'malu' follows the verb to mark reciprocal action. Common in political / news idioms: 'haree malu diak' (get on well), 'diskuti malu' (argue), 'haan malu' (oppose one another), '(liafuan) la haan malu' (testimonies don't match).
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
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- Ita ohin simu komplein hosi ita nia kliente.Today we received complaints from our clients.
- Enkontru ohin loron ko'alia kona ba asuntu saida?Which topics are to be discussed in the meeting today?
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- Populasaun agora dadaun iha korajen atu ko'alia kona ba korupsaun.The people now have the courage to talk about corruption.
- Ita nia enkontru horiseik la'o hosi duas oras to'o kuatru oras.Our meeting yesterday ran from two o'clock until four o'clock.