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‘tiha’ (perfective) comes AFTER the verb

Correct forms

  • haan tiha (have eaten)

Incorrect forms

  • tiha haan

Notes

Note
‘tiha’ marks completion and follows the verb. Source: PC Tetun ch.44.

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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).