ComparisonCOMP-001

X liu = more X

Correct forms

  • boot liu (bigger)
  • diak liu (better)
  • lais liu (faster)

Incorrect forms

  • mais boot
  • melhor

Notes

Note
liu goes AFTER the adjective

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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).