The teacher ordered me to kneel until my knees were swollen. in Tetun
Mestre haruka ha'u hakne'ak to'o ha'u nia ain tuur bubu hotu.
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
- Hau hameno serveja ida.I ordered one beer.
- Ana servisu nu'udar profesora.Ana works as a teacher.
- Nia liman bubu tanba banin mak tata.Her arm was swollen as a bee bit it.
- Ha'u mai hakne'ak iha Na'i Maromak nia futar oin.I come and kneel before the Lord God.
- Ami nia mestra hakerek pergunta iha kuadru laran.Our teacher wrote questions on the board.
- Mestre hanorin full-time ka part-time?Does the teacher teach full-time or part-time?