We must raise our competitivity, not just to compete within the country, but also to compete overseas. in Tetun
Ita presiza hasa'e ita nia kompetitividade, la'ós de'it atu kompete iha rai laran, maibé atu kompete mós iha rai li'ur.
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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 nia diretór foin rezigna an atu sai fali ministru. Nune'e ita presiza foti fali ema seluk sai diretór definitivu, la bele foti reitór interinu de'it.Our director has just resigned to become a government minister. So we must appoint someone else as permanent director, not just as an acting director.
- Ita nia nasaun ne'e repúblika la'ós monárkia.Our country is republic country not monarchy.
- Lei ne'e ita aplika duni ita nia rai, konserteza ita nu'udar sidadaun ita tenke simu lei ida ne'e.If this law is indeed applied in our country, then of course we as citizens must accept it.
- Se ami hamriik tonka de'it kanotak to'o tuku lima mós, di'ak mak ne'e!Even if we have to just stand with our hands on our hips until 5 o’clock, then it's going to suck.
- Ita tenke hadomi ita nia funu-balun.We must love our enemies.
- Ita tenke haboot ita nia fiar.We must increase our faith.