When I picked mangoes, the mango sap stuck to my shirt. in Tetun
Ha'u ku'u haas, haas nia been belit ba ha'u nia kamiza.
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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
- Ha'u gosta han haas, liuliu ida ne'ebé tasak ona, la'ós haas matak.I love eating mangoes, particularly ripe ones, not green mangoes.
- Ha'u nia faru mean pár ho ha'u nia kalsa.My red shirt matches my pants.
- Haas ne'ebá fuan tebar loos.That mango tree is heavily laden.
- Ajuda kore butaun faru iha kotuk ne'e lai.Please unbutton the back of this shirt.
- Tia sikat ulsuku iha fuuk.Auntie stuck her hairpin through her hair.
- Marta tara sa'e bebé Alino nia kaan iha haas leten.Marta hung baby Alino’s placenta in the mango tree.