Aspect markers·ASP-006
lai
first (before something else)
Position: AFTER the verb or object
Correct forms
Hein lai. (Wait a bit.)Mai ita haan lai! (Let's eat first!)
Notes
- Note
- Polite — implies activity won't last long
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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).