When we swim at the Ramelau Hotel swimming pool, it costs five dollars a day. in Tetun
Ami hariis iha pixina Hotel Ramelau nian, loron ida sinku dolar.
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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
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