The police captured one suspect and detained him in a cell for 72 hours. in Tetun
Polísia kaptura suspeitu ida hodi detein nia iha sela durante oras 72.
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
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- Totál estudante iha eskola ne'e sentu í ún pesoas.The total number of students in this school is one hundred and one.
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- Hau hameno serveja ida.I ordered one beer.
- Horiseik ha'u telefone nia.Yesterday I rang him..