Yesterday Apet jumped down from a mango tree, and sprained his ankle. in Tetun
Horiseik Apet haksoit tuun hosi haas huun, í nia ain naksalak.
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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
- Se ita la tesi haas huun ne'e, nia abut sei estraga ita nia uma.If we don’t cut down this mango tree, its roots will damage our house.
- Atoy tuku nia kolega nia kabun mamar to'o monu fatin.Atoy punched his colleague in the centre of his stomach, making him fall down on the spot.
- 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.
- Haas ne'ebá fuan tebar loos.That mango tree is heavily laden.
- Nia saláriu hakerek klaru iha kontratu laran.His salary is clearly written in his contract.
- Janio monu ho motor, nia ain tohar.Janio fell off his motorbike and broke his leg.