Aspect markers·ASP-008

dadauk

progressive (in the process of)

Position: AFTER the verb

Correct forms

Notes

Note
Stronger/more formal than hela for ongoing action

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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).