Uncle Abilio is the owner of this house. in Tetun
Tiu Abilio mak na'in ba uma ne'e.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Dere odamatan para uma na'in hatene ita to'o mai ona.Knock on the door so that the house owner knows we have arrived.
- Ita presiza uma provizóriu ida atu hela to'o ita bele harii ita nia uma rasik.We need a temporary house to stay in until we can build our own house.
- Tiu Tino halo kantadeiru iha uma kotuk atu kuda alfase.Uncle Tino prepared a raised garden bed behind the house to plant lettuce.
- Ha'u nia viziñu halo moru aas hale'u uma tanba ta'uk ema tuda.My neighbour build a high wall around the house out of fear that people would throw rocks (at the house).
- Ne'e ami nia uma.This is our house.
- Ne'e sé nia uma?Whose house is this?