We met the rector, and talked for a while about the education system. in Tetun
Ami hasoru reitór, í dada lia uitoan kona ba sistema edukasaun nian.
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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.
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Related phrases
- Kuandu ema hala'o edukasaun sívika, sira hanorin povu kona ba lia polítiku nian, no mós kona ba direitu no responsabilidade reinu nian, atu foti povu nia konsiénsia polítiku.When people conduct civic education, they teach the people about political affairs, and also about the rights and responsibilities of the people, to raise their political awareness.
- Iha workshop ne'e sira ko'alia kona ba jender, katak feto ho mane iha direitu hanesan.At this workshop they talked about gender issues, saying women and men have equal rights.
- Horiseik Maria rezigna an nu'udar diretór eskola tanba nia atu simu tomada dé pose nu'udar visi ministra edukasaun.Yesterday Maria resigned as school principal as she is about to be sworn in as vice minister of education..
- Nia husu kona ba eskola.He asked about school.
- Ita ko'alia via telefone.We talked over the phone.
- Ami hasoru labarik na'in rua iha ne'ebá.We met two children there.