Where is Celestino from? - He's from Same. in Tetun
Celestino ne'e ema ne'ebé? - Nia ema Same.
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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 boot mai hosi Same hori bainhira?When did you come from Same?
- F-fdtl halo operasaun militár iha Same.F-FDTL carried out a military operation in Same.
- Ita bá Same agora, araska, tanba dalan kotu.It’s hard to get to Same at present, as the road is cut.
- Sira na'in rua biin-alin: inan ida, aman ida.They two are sisters, having the same mother and father.
- Estrada ba Same aat ona, tenke hadi'a.The road to Same has been damaged, (people) must repair it.
- Tiu Celestino kala-kalan bá halimar jogu Toto Bola iha Hudi Laran.Mr. Celestino goes to Hudi Laran every night to play Toto Bola.