This chair is grandpa's handiwork. in Tetun
Kadeira ne'e avoo pai nia liman rohan.
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
- Avoo pai nia oin namkurut loos.Grandpa has a very wrinkled face.
- Avoo nehan molik, sei book feto!Grandpa is toothless, (but) still hassles the women!
- Avoo koma kuaze fulan ida baixa iha ospitál.Grandpa has been in coma for almost a month in the hospital.
- Ha'u orsida lokraik ku'u ai-funan lori ba avoo pai nia rate.This afternoon I’ll pick some flowers and take them to grandpa’s grave.
- Prezidente komisaun B, hamutuk ho membru komisaun na'in haat, horiseik dezloka ba Bali atu partisipa iha konferénsia ne'e.Yesterday the chair of committee B, together with four committee members, travelled to Bali to participate in this conference.