The child is naughty; you need to discipline him every day. in Tetun
Labarik ne'e nakar-teen, presiza fó disiplina ba nia lor-loron.
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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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ó la bele nega ó nia kolega hanesan ne'e, tempu ida sei presiza nia.Don’t deny you friend like this, as one day you’ll need him.
- Labarik ne'e loroloron mai eskola, maibé beik nafatin.This child comes to school every day, but still doesn’t learn.
- Maun Tom hakarak halimar frisbee loroloron.Tom wants to play frisbee every day.
- Ha'u loroloron matabixu tuku hitu.Every day I eat breakfast at seven o’clock.
- Tia olaraga loroloron atu hatuun kabun.Auntie exercises every day to reduce weight.
- Lor-loron rai huun mutin, manu aman kokoreek.Every day at the crack of dawn the roosters crow.