The gear of my Pajero car is very hard. in Tetun
Ha'u nia kareta Pajero nia mudansa toos loos.
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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.
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
- Apoli nia kareta mola fraku. Kuandu tama rai kuak halo isin moras hotu.The suspension of Apoli’s car is very weak. When the car hits a pothole we feel sore all over.
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian privadu, la'ós estadu nian.This car is my private car, not a government one.
- Kareta ne'e kualidade di'ak, nia folin moos aas loos.This car is of high quality, and its prices is also very high.
- Jina ema ida ne'ebé badinas loos, nia servisu maka'as, dadeer to'o kalan.Jina is a very diligent person. She works hard from morning to night.
- João fera ulun ba matéria matemátika tanba difisil loos ba nia.João is working hard at mathematics because it is very difficult for him.
- Ha'u hakarak lori kareta ba ofisina hodi saparia fali, tanba nia kabetak barak no tuan liu ona.I want to take the car to the garage to be refurbished, as it has lots of dents and is very old.