Teacher Sishy just sent me a message that tomorrow morning she has a meeting at the ministry of education. in Tetun
Mestra Sishy haruka mensajen mai katak aban dadeer nia sei iha enkontru iha ministériu edukasaun.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
sei — 'will' or 'still'
seiTetun has no verb conjugation. Aspect and tense are marked by particles. 'sei' sits immediately before the verb — marking a definite future ('will') or a continuative ('still'). Combine with 'hela' after the verb for ongoing action. Negation is 'sei la' = 'will not'.
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
- Ajenda ba enkontru aban nian oinsá?What is the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting?
- Administradór foin informa ami katak aban feriadu.The administrator has just informed us that tomorrow is a holiday.
- Ó tuur hanesan bos de'it, la hatene halo servisu, hein han de'it!You're just sitting there like a boss, not working, just waiting to be fed!
- Ha'u hateke ba ekran telefone, iha foun ida foin tama.I looked at the telephone screen, there was a message that had just come in.
- Horiseik ami bá iha ministériu hodi marka enkontru ho ministru ba aban tuku sia.Yesterday we went to the ministry and made an appointment with the minister for nine o'clock tomorrow.
- Inan-aman hanorin la rona ta'uk mak la'o sala dalan de'it.Parents educating you but when you don’t pay attention just be careful just be careful that you don’t go astray.