A party is not allowed to use the insignia of other parties in their campaigns. in Tetun
Partidu ida la bele uza atributu partidu seluk nian hodi hala'o kampaña.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Negation
la — 'not' (general negation)
laPlaced before verbs and adjectives to negate them. For contrastive 'not X but Y' use 'laós'; for 'not yet' use 'seidauk'; for 'no longer' wrap 'la ... ona' around the verb.
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
Possibility & probability
bele / parese / dala ruma / kala — possibility
beleTetun hedges less than English, but has a cluster of markers. 'bele' before the verb = can / may. 'parese' at the start = 'seems'. 'dala ruma' at the start of a clause = 'perhaps, sometimes'. 'kala / kal' before a number = 'approximately'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
Translate your own text with the free English ↔ Tetun translator or look up individual words in the Tetun dictionary.
Related phrases
- Iha kampaña eleitorál, kandidatu sira uza apoiu partidáriu hodi hatudu sira nia kbiit.Throughout the electoral campaign, the candidates use the support of their parties to show their power.
- Kuandu kandidatu ida hetan maioria simples, nia hetan votu barak liu partidu sira seluk, maski la to'o 50% hosi votu hotu-hotu karik.When a party gets a simple majority, it gets more votes than the other parties, even if it doesn't reach 50% of all votes.
- Ita presiza saida-saida tan ba festa ne'e?What other things do we need for this party?
- Ami uza kareta ne'e ba ami nia an.We use this car for ourselves (i.e. for private use).
- Sira sempre manifesta sira nia fidelidade ba sira nia lider.They always demonstrate their faithfulness to their leader.
- Nasaun seluk la bele lori sira nia lei mai aplika iha Timor.Other nations can't take their laws here and apply them in Timor.