We must love our enemies. in Tetun
Ita tenke hadomi ita nia funu-balun.
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
- Ita tenke haboot ita nia fiar.We must increase our faith.
- Ita tenke respeita ita nia inan-aman.We must respect our parents.
- Iha ami nia aldeia ami uza jeradór bainhira presiza karega telefone.In our village, we use a generator to charge our phones.
- Ita tenke hamta'uk ita nia inan-aman atu nune'e ita nia vida bele naruk iha mundu ne'e.We must respect our parents so that we may live long lives on earth.
- Treinu fíziku ajuda ita nia isin, treinu espirituál ajuda ita nia klamar.Physical training helps our bodies, spiritual training helps our souls.
- Loron Domingu ami nia grupu hala'o karidade iha Bebora bá vizita ferik ida.On Sunday our group went to Bebora to visit an old lady as our act of charity.