This basked of mine is for putting dirty clothes in. in Tetun
Ha'u nia raga ne'e hodi tau ropa fo'er.
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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
- Ha'u nia ropa fo'er barak loos, tenke fasi agora!I have got many dirty clothes. I have to wash them now!
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian.This car is mine.
- Ó nia ropa ne'e gaya!Your clothes are cool!
- Ita-Boot nia uma besik loos ha'u nian.Your house is very close to mine.
- Udan mai halo ha'u nia ropa bokon hotu.Rain fell and wet all my clothes.
- Maria fasi ropa ho Rinso.Maria washes the clothes with Rinso.