Common errors·ERR-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).