That woman has very thick eyebrows. She shaved them to be thinner. in Tetun
Feto ne'ebá nia matan fulun mahar loos, nia koi tiha halo mihis.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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.
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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Tiu ne'e nia isin fulun mahar loos.Uncle has very thick body hair.
- Ha'u nia laran dodok haree ó la'o ho feto seluk.I felt very distressed seeing you walking with another woman.
- Feto ne'e laran di'ak loos. Buat saida de'it mak nia hola, nia sempre fahe.This woman is very kind-hearted. Whatever she buys, she always shares.
- Sira na'in rua konslet hela, la bele bolu mai tuur hamutuk.The two of them are aren't talking, you can't call them to sit together.
- Ó hola livru mahar hanesan ne'e, bele lee hotu ka lae?You bought a very thick book like this one, will you be able to read it all?
- Feto ne'e oin aat loos. Nia presiza make-up para halo oin di'ak oituan.This woman has a very ugly face. She needs makeup to beautify her face a bit.