The hot water scalded my foot, making it very sore. in Tetun
Bee manas luhas tiha ha'u nia ain, halo moras 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
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
- 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.
- Labarik hemu bee malirin halo nia inus been sulin.The child drank cold water, making his nose run.
- Ha'u bá kuru bee iha bee matan.I'm going to fetch water from the spring/water source.
- La bele taka janela tanba rai manas loos.Don’t close the windows because the weather is very hot.
- Tina nia kakorok laran katar tan de'it nia hemu bee torneira.Tina’s throat is very itchy just because she drank tap water.
- Madalena huu nia liman ida ohin bee manas kona.Madalena blew on her hand which had just had hot water touch it.