Younger sibling lies down on my right. in Tetun
Alin toba iha ha'u nia liman loos.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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
- Ular han ha'u nia nehan to'o abut!My tooth is decayed right down to the root!
- Kuidadu! Standar tuun hela.Be careful! The stand is still down.
- Hatuun ha'u nia sasán hosi kareta laran lai.Get my things down out of the vehicle.
- Buka fatuk kabelak ida, ha'u atu tuur.Find me a flat rock, I want to sit down.
- Pedro toba hela iha hadak leten para bele sente malirin.Pedro lay down on the bench to feel cool air.
- Martinho ha'u nia alin rasik, la'ós primu.Martinho is my younger brother, not my cousin.