This man is nasty, he thinks only about chasing after young women. in Tetun
Mane ne'e laran aat, nia hanoin de'it atu bika feto klosan sira.
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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
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.
- Ó ne'e kaben na'in, ne'ebé keta halimar ho feto seluk!You’re a married man, so don’t go playing with other women!
- Korenti tasi dada mane joven ida iha Kristu Rei sai ba tasi klaran.The sea current dragged a young man out to sea in Kristu Rei.
- Mane klosan ne'e nia matan monu ba feto ida iha nia bairu.This young man fell in love with a girl in his neighbourhood.
- Ó nia tinan foin sanulu resin lima, hatene ona namora ne'e.You are only fifteen years old, but you already know about dating.
- Joven ne'e hi'it manu tolun daan rak ida hodi bá fa'an tuir dalan.The young man lifted a rack of boiled eggs to sell along the road.