Tina’s throat is very itchy just because she drank tap water. in Tetun
Tina nia kakorok laran katar tan de'it nia hemu bee torneira.
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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.
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Related phrases
- Bee ne'e manas loos, aumenta tan bee malirin hodi halo morna de'it.The water is very hot. Add some cold water to make it just lukewarm.
- Tiu ohin fakar sai bee iha tanke ba li'ur tanba fatin tanke fo'er.Uncle has just poured out the water from the tank because the tank is dirty.
- Ha'u nia kaspa barak loos, halo ha'u toba la di'ak tan de'it katar.I have a lot of dandruff, with the result that I can’t sleep well just because it’s so itchy.
- Sr. Olivio nia kapasidade kona ba uza komputadór mínimu liu, tanba foin hahú uza.Mr Olivio’s capacity in using a computer is very minimal, because he has only just started using one.
- Ajuda kehe ha'u lai, tanba kosar loos ne'e.Please fan me, because I am very sweaty.
- Labarik hemu bee malirin halo nia inus been sulin.The child drank cold water, making his nose run.