Whose is this tea? in Tetun
Xá ne'e sé nian?
English → Tetun phrasebook
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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ne'e sé nia uma?Whose house is this?
- Sé nia telefone mak lian?Whose phone is ringing?
- Ha'u nono bee atu halo xá.I am boiling water to make tea.
- Motór ne'e ita boot nian ka, sé nian?Is this motorbike yours? If not whose is it?
- Modo iha meza leten ne'e imi nian ka sé nian?Are the vegetables on the table yours? Or whose?
- Ha'u gosta hemu xá midar maibé tenke hamenus masin midar hodi la bele moras.I like drinking sweet tea but have to reduce the sugar so I don’t get sick.