become

Example sentences

• "A man said that I could become immortal.

  "Ema ida hatete katak ha'u bele sai imortal.

• "He has become a horse meudia.

  "Nia sai tiha ona horseik meudia.

• "Karadeniz has become a Russian boy.

  "Karadeniz sai ona hanesan labarik-mane rusu ida.

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “become”

• How could this old metal become a good sharp machete?Halo oinsá mak besi aat ne'e sai fali katana ne'ebé di'ak no kro'at?
• I’m amazed I could become a Tetun lecturer to foreigners!Ha'u admira tanba bele sai dosente Tetun ba estranjeiru!
• Paulo used to be my good friend. Now he’s become my enemy.Uluk Paulo ha'u nia kolega di'ak, agora sai fali inimigu.
• Petroleum can be a blessing to a nation, but can also become a curse.Mina rai bele sai bénsaun ba nasaun, maibé bele mós sai malisan.
• Lola has a great potential to become a professional pianist in future.Lola iha poténsia boot atu bele sai pianista profisionál iha futuru mai.