The Indonesian soldiers took an oath to be loyal to their flag. in Tetun
Soldadu Indonézia sira halo juramentu atu fiel ba sira nia bandeira.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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
- Sira sempre manifesta sira nia fidelidade ba sira nia lider.They always demonstrate their faithfulness to their leader.
- Alin feto sira baku baba-dook hodi fó benvindu ba prezidente ba sira nia eskola.The young girls beat their drums to welcome the president to their school.
- Iha kampaña eleitorál, kandidatu sira uza apoiu partidáriu hodi hatudu sira nia kbiit.Throughout the electoral campaign, the candidates use the support of their parties to show their power.
- Durante tempu okupasaun indonézia Timor oan barak involve an iha movimentu rezisténsia hodi kontra TNI.During the Indonesian occupation, many Timorese were involved in the resistance movement against the Indonesian military.
- Sé mak lamas tiha ha'u nia osan?Who took my money?
- Nia ohin hemu ai-moruk musan rua.He took two tablets today.