could

Example sentences

• "A man said that I could become immortal.

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

• "Before, I could not save money.

  "Antes ne'e, hau labele atu poupa osan.

• "I could sing to him. I can do it for her."

  "Ha'u bele kanta ba nia.

Examples from the 90,000+ sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “could”

• Don’t annoy the dog. It could bite you.Keta book asu. Asu bele tata ó.
• Economic growth could rise to 12% next year.Kresimentu ekonómiku tinan oin bele sa'e to'o 12% karik.
• Don’t walk barefoot, or you could cut your foot.La bele la'o ain tanan, se lae ain bele kanek.
• 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?
• They cheated, otherwise you could have defeated them.Sira nia joga fo'er, lae karik imi mak manán tiha ona sira.