should

Example sentences

• "I think everyone should be held accountable.

  "Ha'u hanoin hothotu tenke responsabiliza.

• "I think this is what should be done.

  "Ha'u hanoin ida ne'e maka tenki ser halo.

• "If we want our people to be more productive in 10, 20 or 50 years, the investment should be started now.

  “Se ita hakarak ita nia ema sira iha tinan 10, 20 ka 50 mai oin bele produtivu, investimentu teinke hahú agora no investimentu la’ós de’it iha estrada, iha eskola ka iha sentru saúde de’it.

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

Phrases using “should”

• I think you should just come and live in Timor.Ha'u hanoin, di'ak liu imi mai hela iha Timor de'it.
• If someone speaks evil of us, we should respond politely.Se ema hatete aat ita, di'ak liu ita hatán ho di'ak de'it.
• You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.
• National interests should be greater than personal interests.Interese nasaun tenke boot liu interese individuál.
• This kid really works at her schooling, we should support her.Labarik ne'e fó ulun eskola, di'ak liu ita suporta nia.