We all want to live in peace (with others) in Tetun
Ita hotu hakarak moris iha dame nia laran.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ami hotu hela bes-besik malu.We all live close to each other.
- Agora ita hotu goza paz ho estabilidade.Now we all enjoy peace and stability.
- Nia la'o lemo rai de'it, la iha fatin atu hela.He travels all over the place, with no place to live.
- Sira na'in hitu hakarak dansa hotu, maibé iha ida mak kliik.All seven of them want to dance, but one has no partner.
- Ita hotu iha pasadu ne'ebé susar. Maibé la bele moris iha pasadu ne'e.We all have difficult pasts. But we mustn’t live in this past.
- Konflitu iha ita nia rai laran halo ita moris la hakmatek.Conflict in our country makes us unable to live in peace and quiet.