This book might be Joana’s. in Tetun
Livru ne'e Joana nian karik.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Conditionals
se / karik — conditionals
karik'se' opens a definite conditional ('if X, then Y'). 'karik' sits at the end of a clause and hedges it ('perhaps'); it can also mark an uncertain conditional.
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'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
- Nia fó livru mai ha'u.He gave me a book.
- Livru ne'e ninian.This book is hers.
- Ita gosta livru ida ne'ebé?Which (one) book do you like?
- Joana nia uma iha estrada.Joana's house is beside the road.
- Livru ne'e iha pájina atus tolu.This book has three hundred pages.
- Dulce ho Joana seidauk koñese malu.Dulce and Joana don’t know each other yet.