Thailand belongs to the continent of Asia. in Tetun
Thailándia pertense ba kontinente Ázia nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'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
- Uluk liu, kontinente hotu-hotu seidauk fahe malu, iha super kontinente ida.In the distant past, before the continents all separated, there was a super-continent.
- Lixu fatin iha li'ur. Soe buat ruma karik, tau iha nia fatin.The scrap heap is outside. If you have anything to throw out, put it there where it belongs.