Please describe your house: How big is it, what colour is it, how many rooms does it have? in Tetun
Favór ida, deskreve ita nia uma: Uma ne'e boot oin saa, nia kór saida, iha kuartu hira?
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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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- Lita, uma oin ne'e fo'er loos. Ajuda saar tiha lai.Lita, the front of the house is a mess. Please sweep it.
- Ami nia uma kloot loos, ema barak bá la di'ak.Our house is very narrow/small, so not many people can go.
- Ita presiza uma provizóriu ida atu hela to'o ita bele harii ita nia uma rasik.We need a temporary house to stay in until we can build our own house.
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