The director sent Jenny to buy a work laptop in Timor Plaza. in Tetun
Diretór haruka Jenny bá sosa laptop servisu nian iha Timor Plaza.
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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.
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Related phrases
- Loja balu iha Timor Plaza halo hela deskontu ba ropa, di'ak liu ita bá sosa agora.Some shops in the Timor Plaza have discounts on clothes. Let’s go and buy some now.
- Ita nia diretór foin rezigna an atu sai fali ministru. Nune'e ita presiza foti fali ema seluk sai diretór definitivu, la bele foti reitór interinu de'it.Our director has just resigned to become a government minister. So we must appoint someone else as permanent director, not just as an acting director.
- Timor Plaza iha andár tolu.Timor Plaza has three storeys.
- Diretór koloka ha'u bá servisu iha munisípiu Maliana.The director posted me to work in Maliana district.
- Ami bá asiste kompetisaun kona ba model iha Timor Plaza.We went to see a modeling competition in Timor Plaza.
- Ha'u hakarak sosa bisikleta ida hodi tuir kompetisaun Tour dé Timor.I want to buy a bicycle to participate in the Tour de Timor.