would

Example sentences

• "Chinese President, Xi Jinping, some time ago said that China would honour its commitment to make a vaccine for the good of the general population.

  Prezidente Xinês, Xi Jinping hateten iha tempu ida katak Xina sei honra nia kompromissu atu halo vasina ba diak públiku global nian.

• "I didn't think I would get this one.

  "Ha'u la hanoin hetan ida ne'e.

• "I never thought it would happen.

  "Ha'u nunka hanoin atu bele akontese.

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

Phrases using “would”

• In future I would like to study in Indonesia.Aban-bainrua ha'u hakarak estuda iha Indonézia.
• If I had really entered that door, I too would have died.Se karik uluk ha'u tama duni iha odamatan ne'e, ha'u mós mate tiha ona.
• I would like to buy a Canon camera but I don’t have enough money.Ha'u hakarak atu sosa kamera Canon ida maibé osan la iha.
• We believed that some day Timor would rule itself (be independent).Ami fiar katak loron ruma Timor sei ukun an.
• Teacher Joana is sixty years old, and would like to retire next year.Mestra Joana tinan neennulu ona, tinan oin hakarak pénsiun ona.