She’s lost a lot of weight as she has TB. in Tetun
Nia isin tuun loos tanba moras TB.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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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- Tia olaraga loroloron atu hatuun kabun.Auntie exercises every day to reduce weight.
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- Timor-leste esporta kafé barak ba iha Amérika.Timor-Leste exports a lot of coffee to America.