can

All translations

• (able) bele
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• (tin) kaleen, lata
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• lata, kaleen
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Example sentences

• "A good service to disabled people can benefit the development of Timor-Leste," said the Prime Minister.

  “Servisu atendimentu ne’ebé di’ak ba ema ho difisiente bele fó mós benefísiu ba Dezenvolvimentu Timor-Leste nian.”

• "Aban complete everything, can do it all."

  "Aban kompletu hotu, bele halo hotu."

• "Bureaucracy can take up to months.

  "Burokrasia bele halo han tempu to'o fulan.

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

Phrases using “can”

• The entire population can vote as they wish.Populasaun hotu bele vota ho avontade.
• How can Timor reduce the nation's dependence on oil?Oinsá mak Timor bele hamenus nasaun nia dependénsia ba mina?
• Maria, can I borrow your dictionary? I’ve lost mine.Maria, ha'u bele empresta ita nia disionáriu ka? Ha'u nian lakon.
• Move over closer to me, so that other people can sit too.Tuur duka mai, para ema seluk mós bele tuur.
• This top looks like it’s worn out. You can’t wear it to a party.Faru ne'e haree hanesan bosan tiha ona, la bele uza ba festa.