Why are your nostrils wide like those of a buffalo? in Tetun
Nusaa ó nia inus kuak luan hanesan karau nia inus?
English → Tetun phrasebook
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
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.
- Istória ne'ebé nia hakerek ne'e, ha'u gosta nia tópiku, maibé la gosta nia maneira narasaun.This story that he's written, I like the topic, but don't like his style of story-telling.
- La bele ko'alia nune'e!Don’t talk like that!
- Ha'u gosta estuda biolojia.I like studying biology.
- Ita gosta livru ida ne'ebé?Which (one) book do you like?
- Desportu saida mak ita gosta halimar?What sport do you like playing?