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‘keta’ + a negative is a double negative

Correct forms

  • keta haan

Incorrect forms

  • keta la haan

Notes

Note
‘keta’ already forbids; ‘keta la’ / ‘keta seidauk’ is redundant.

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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).