English → Tetun
something
buat ida
Example sentences
"Because we do something that requires funds.
"Tanba ita halo buat ruma ne'e presisa fundu.
"Come on, I'll tell you something.
"O mai ha'u dehan buat ida ba o.
"I think there's something wrong.
"Ha'u hanoin iha buat ruma la loos.
Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.
Phrases using “something”
- What’s up? Is there something you want to tell me?Nusaa? Iha buat ruma atu hato'o mai ha'u ka?
- I always give the cat something to drink when it is thirsty.Ha'u sempre fó hemu busa bainhira nia hamrook.
- Put something under the legs of the table so that it is stable.Kalsu meza ain para metin.
- This kid is very smart. If we teach him something just once, he understands it quickly.Labarik ne'e nia kakutak mamar loos, ita hanorin dala ida de'it nia komprende lalais.
- Whose rooster was crowing in the middle of the night like this? It means something is not right.Sé nia manu mak kokoreek iha tempu kalan boot hanesan ne'e? Buat ruma la loos ona.