Their house has three bedrooms, ours has two. in Tetun
Sira nia uma iha kuartu tolu, ami nian iha kuartu rua.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nianian'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
- Imi nia uma boot liu ami nian.Your house is bigger than ours.
- Sira nia uma kilómetru hitu hosi estrada boot.Their house is seven kilometres away from the main road.
- Sira sempre manifesta sira nia fidelidade ba sira nia lider.They always demonstrate their faithfulness to their leader.
- Iha granada ida rabenta iha uma oin, halo ema na'in rua kanek.A grenade exploded in front of the house, injuring two people.
- Ita presiza uma provizóriu ida atu hela to'o ita bele harii ita nia uma rasik.We need a temporary house to stay in until we can build our own house.
- Debate ne'e sei fahe ba parte tolu ho intervalu rua.This debate will be divided into three parts, with two breaks in between.