This car is Marcos'. in Tetun
Kareta ne'e Marcos nian.
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Grammar in this phrase
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
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian privadu, la'ós estadu nian.This car is my private car, not a government one.
- Apoli nia kareta mola fraku. Kuandu tama rai kuak halo isin moras hotu.The suspension of Apoli’s car is very weak. When the car hits a pothole we feel sore all over.
- Ne'e ha'u nia kareta.This is my car.
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian.This car is mine.
- Foti ai-kalsu hodi kalsu lai kareta.Fetch a chock to chock the car.
- Ida ne'e kareta rentál, la'ós ha'u nian rasik.This is a rental car, not my own.