The students are protesting to defend their rights. in Tetun
Estudante sira hala'o protesta hodi defende sira nia diretu.
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.
- Nu'udar mestre ha'u hakarak fasilita ha'u nia estudante hotu atu atinji sira nia potensiál.As a teacher I want to enable all my students to reach their potential.
- 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.
- Estudante sira simu orientasaun hosi dosente sira molok atu halo teze.The students are given guidance by the lecturers before writing their theses.
- Padre lee sai naran estudante sira ne'ebé sei simu prezente iha Natál.The priest read out the names of students who will receive their presents in Christmas.
- Mestre ho mestra sira nia devér mak lori estudante atu hatene saida mak sira seidauk hatene.It is the duty of teachers to help their students to know things that they don’t yet know.