Negation·NEG-001
la
not (verbs and adjectives)
Position: BEFORE the verb/adjective
Correct forms
Hau la baa. (I didn't go.)La diak. (Not good.)
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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).