Yesterday we saw a car overturn in a street in Farol. in Tetun
Horiseik ami haree kareta baku fila iha estrada Farol nian.
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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
- Horiseik ha'u haree mana la'o hela.Yesterday I saw you (older sister) walking.
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian privadu, la'ós estadu nian.This car is my private car, not a government one.
- Horiseik ami haree karau barak hoku hela iha debu ne'e.Yesterday we saw lots of buffalo lying in this wallow.
- Favór ida ko'alia ho ami nia ajente kona ba krime ne'ebé ita boot haree horiseik.Please speak with our police agent about the crime that you saw yesterday.
- Apoli nia kareta mola fraku. Kuandu tama rai kuak halo isin moras hotu.The suspension of Apoli’s car is very weak. When the car hits a pothole we feel sore all over.
- Ne'e ha'u nia kareta.This is my car.