The commander of the military got shot by an unknown individual as he walked to the headquarters. in Tetun
Komadante forsa hetan tiru hosi ema deskoñesidu ida waiñira nia la'o ba kuartél jerál.
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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
- Komandante manda soldadu na'in rua atu hein portaun kuartél jerál nian.The commander ordered two soldiers to stand guard at the headquarters gate.
- Dadeer tuku hitu sempre dada bandeira iha kuartél jerál F-fdtl nian.At seven in the morning there’s always a flag raising ceremony at the national military headquarters.
- Sira soe malu ona.They got divorced
- Nia la'o bá-mai.He walked to and fro.
- Sé mak fó lanu ha'u nia oan ne'e?Who got my son/daughter drunk?
- Rai sei nakukun bainhira Julieta hadeer husi nia toba fatin.It was still dark when Julieta got up.