Prepositions·PREP-005
hodi
in order to / using
Correct forms
Fatuk nee hodi halo uma. (This stone is for building a house.)
Notes
- Note
- Contrast with 'atu': hodi usually marks means/purpose, while atu more often marks intention, futurity, or complements.
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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).