Tetun Translator

Common errorsERR-006

Abstract Portuguese nouns where Tetun prefers verbs

Correct forms

  • Ahi halo estragus ba sidade (Fire destroyed the city)

Incorrect forms

  • destruisaun husi sidade (destruction of the city)

Notes

Note
Tetun prefers concrete subjects + verbs over abstract nouns. Not regex-testable.

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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).