The two families must sit together to talk about our younger brother’ wedding. in Tetun
Família rua tenke tuur hamutuk ko'alia lia moris kona ba alin mane nia kazamentu.
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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
- Família rua ne'e hamutuk determina data ba kazamentu.The two families together set the date for the wedding.
- Ita nia hasoru malu ida ne'e atu ko'alia kona ba preparasaun ba festa Natál.Our meeting today is to talk about preparations for Christmas.
- Sira na'in rua konslet hela, la bele bolu mai tuur hamutuk.The two of them are aren't talking, you can't call them to sit together.
- Sira servisu hamutuk hodi kaer metin prinsípiu moris ida katak, "Todan leba hamutuk, kmaan ita hi'it hamutuk."They worked together, holding firmly to the life principle that, "We carry heavy things together, we lift light things together."
- Ita tenke hadomi ita nia funu-balun.We must love our enemies.
- Ita tenke haboot ita nia fiar.We must increase our faith.