English → Tetun
marry
kaben, hola; (conduct
Example sentences
15 When looking for someone to marry.
15 Bainhira buka ema ne'ebe ita atu kaben.
My girlfriend is going to study in Portugal. Only when she comes back can we marry.
Ha'u nia namorada fulan oin bá eskola iha Portugál. Nia fila foin ami bele kaben.
The two of them cannot marry as they are related.
Sira na'in rua la bele kaben tanba iha relasaun familiár.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “marry”
- We don't yet have any plans to marry.Ami seidauk iha planu atu kaben.
- The two of them cannot marry as they are related.Sira na'in rua la bele kaben tanba iha relasaun familiár.
- My girlfriend is going to study in Portugal. Only when she comes back can we marry.Ha'u nia namorada fulan oin bá eskola iha Portugál. Nia fila foin ami bele kaben.