This morning an old man fell off his motorbike in Colmera. Many people gathered around and helped take him to hospital. in Tetun
Ohin dadeer katuas ida monu ho motór iha Colmera. Ema barak hobur no ajuda nia lori ba ospitál.
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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
- Janio monu ho motor, nia ain tohar.Janio fell off his motorbike and broke his leg.
- Ema barak mate. Iha mós ema kanek na'in hitu mak ami konsege lori ba ospitál, maski dook.Many people died. There were also seven injured people whom we managed to take to hospital, even though it was a long way.
- Marco nia ain fitar tanba uluk nia monu ho motór.Marco’s let has a scar because he once fell off his motorbike.
- Ha'u nia oan moras. Favór ida lori ba ospitál.My child is sick. Please take (him/her) to hospital.
- Kolu lai labarik nia ropa mak fó hariis.Take off the child’s clothes before giving him a bath.
- 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.