person

Example sentences

• "He's a person who is against the state.

  "Ne'e ema ida ne'ebe kontra estadu.

• "He's a person who is always ready.

  "Hanesan ema ida ne'ebe preparadu nafatin.

• "I am speaking as a person, not the minister.

  "Ha'u ko'alia nu'udar pesoal, la'os ministru.

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

Phrases using “person”

• I am aware that I am a poor person.Ha'u hatene an katak ha'u ema kiak.
• Brother Peter is the tallest person in our workplace.Maun Peter ema ida ne'ebé ain aas iha ami nia servisu fatin.
• This person was tempted by the devil to do this wrong.Ema ne'e, diabu mak intenta atu halo sala ne'e.
• As a young person, I really like to learn many things.Nu'udar ema foin-sa'e, ha'u gosta duni aprende buat barak.
• At three o'clock we'll take the dead person for burial.Orsida tuku tolu ita hotu lori mate bá hakoi.