This woman has a very ugly face. She needs makeup to beautify her face a bit. in Tetun
Feto ne'e oin aat loos. Nia presiza make-up para halo oin di'ak oituan.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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
- Labarik ida tanis hakilar maka'as loos tanba nia mamá baku.A child cried very loudly because her mother hit her.
- Nia namoradu ne'e hais nia to'o lima sén mós la iha nia isin!Her boyfriend bled her dry till she didn't even have five cents left on her!
- Avoo pai nia oin namkurut loos.Grandpa has a very wrinkled face.
- Nia liman bubu tanba banin mak tata.Her arm was swollen as a bee bit it.
- Ha'u haree ó oin kamutis loos ne'e. Ó moras karik?I see you face is very pale. Are you sick?
- Tia sikat ulsuku iha fuuk.Auntie stuck her hairpin through her hair.