Our teacher taught us all day, till he lost his voice. in Tetun
Mestra hanorin ami loron tomak, ko'alia to'o nia lian maran.
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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
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- Armando loroloron gosta badiu ho nia kolega sira, halo nia inan-aman hirus.Armando likes to hang around with his mates every day, which angers his parents.
- Mateus agora de'ut hela nia matan, tanba ai-luruk mak tama.Mateus is rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands, because a prickle has gotten into his eye.
- Besik ona loron boot Natál, prepara para ita hotu selebra hamutuk ho família.The holy day of Christmas is coming. Let’s get ready for all of us to celebrate with our families.
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