The approach that teachers make to students is very important. in Tetun
Aproximasaun mestre sira nian ba estudante importante loos.
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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
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
- Dili Institute of Technology hakarak internasionaliza nia programa sira ne'e hodi dada mestre ho estudante husi rai li'ur hanorin ho eskola iha ne'e.Dili Institute of Technology wants to make its programs international, attracting teachers and students from overseas to teach and study here.
- Mestre sira la bele fó valór ba estudante lufulafu de'it!Teachers can't just randomly assign marks to students!
- Mestre sira nia papél importante liu mak hanorin estudante sira.The important role of the teacher is to teach the students.
- Ita nia partisipasaun iha konferénsia nasionál ne'e importante tebes.Our participation in the national conference is very important.
- Ai huun ne'e nia sanak barak loos, halo mahon rai furak loos.This tree has so many branches, which make a very beautiful shade.
- Bee ne'e manas loos, aumenta tan bee malirin hodi halo morna de'it.The water is very hot. Add some cold water to make it just lukewarm.