Today I went into the sea, and a fishing net caught around my legs. in Tetun
Ohin ha'u tama tasi, rede dait ha'u nia ain.
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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
- Ha'u haree ro'o mout iha tasi laran.I saw a ferry drown into the sea.
- Mestre hotu-hotu ohin bá Baucau.All the teachers went to Baucau today.
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- Tiu bá kail ikan iha tasi laran uza bero.Uncle goes line-fishing in the sea from a canoe.
- Tiu Toni ohin bá kasa animál iha ai-laran tuan.Today uncle Toni went hunting in the old-growth forest.
- Iha Domingu Anton sa'e bero hodi bá hakail ikan iha tasi laran.On Sunday Anton used a canoe to go line-fishing in the sea.