Yesterday Maria resigned as school principal as she is about to be sworn in as vice minister of education.. in Tetun
Horiseik Maria rezigna an nu'udar diretór eskola tanba nia atu simu tomada dé pose nu'udar visi ministra edukasaun.
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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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