Aspect markers·ASP-005
fali
again / back / instead (unexpected)
Position: AFTER the verb
Correct forms
Koko fali. (Try again.)Orsida mai fali. (Come back later.)
Notes
- Note
- 'instead' meaning is for unexpected situations
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Source: Tetun lint rule catalog. Built from Peace Corps Tetun (CWvK 2015), DIT Justice Sector textbook, WvK & Ximenes Ortografia Tetun Dili (2025), and INL Matadalan Ortográfiku ba Tetun-Prasa (2003, Decree 1/2004).