The young girls beat their drums to welcome the president to their school. in Tetun
Alin feto sira baku baba-dook hodi fó benvindu ba prezidente ba sira nia eskola.
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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- Sira sempre manifesta sira nia fidelidade ba sira nia lider.They always demonstrate their faithfulness to their leader.
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- 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.