Today I went to the academy’s chapel to attend altar boys’ activities. in Tetun
Ohin bá kapela akademi nian tuir atividade akolitus.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'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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- Hori ohin ha'u hein ita iha kampus maibé la mai lalais, entaun ha'u fila fali ba uma.Earlier today I waited for you on campus, but you didn’t come quickly, so I went back home.