Yesterday a friend of mine trod on a nail, wounding his foot such that it got swollen. in Tetun
Horiseik ha'u nia kolega sama pregu halo nia ain kanek to'o bubu.
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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
- Mateus agora de'ut hela nia matan, tanba ai-luruk mak tama.Mateus is rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands, because a prickle has gotten into his eye.
- Nia kumu liman atu baku nia kolega.He makes a fist to bash his friend.
- Mino sadik nia kolega atu baku malu.Mino challenged his friend to a fight.
- Pai hola pregu hodi prega meza.My father bought a nail to nail the table.
- Nia saláriu hakerek klaru iha kontratu laran.His salary is clearly written in his contract.
- Paulo laran moras tanba nia kolega lohi nia.Paulo is upset because his friend deceived him.