Your bad behaviour has shamed the family. in Tetun
Ó nia hahalok aat ne'e hamoe família de'it.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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
- Ninia atitude iha eskola la di'ak.His behaviour in school is bad.
- Mane ne'e nia hahalok aat loos.This man has a very bad behaviour.
- Sira koá sai Arey nia naran hosi eskola tanba hahalok aat beibeik.They expelled Arey from the school for continual bad behaviour.
- Ha'u sei kesar ó nia hahalok aat ne'e bá pai para lalika halo taan.I will report your bad behaviour to dad so that you don’t do it again.
- Ó nia família agora hela iha ne'ebé?Where is your family living?
- Ha'u nia moris sei sadere hela ba ha'u nia família.My life still depends on my family.