After a year, Maria went up a grade to the second year of secondary school. in Tetun
Liu tiha tinan ida, Maria pasa ba segundu anu ensinu sekundáriu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Comparison
liu — comparison 'more / most'
liuTetun comparison uses 'X liu Y' not 'mais X' — the adjective stays put and 'liu' follows. With a focus 'mak' it becomes superlative. Avoid Portuguese-style 'melhor' or 'mais boot'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Depois dé loron tolu, ami bá Suai.After three days, we went to Suai.
- Maria akaba nia eskola sekundáriu iha tinan 2010.Maria graduated from high school in 2010.
- Nia eskola iha Dare durante tinan haat.He went to school in Dare for four years.
- Maria bá hamoos hare ne'ebé iha kabubu laran.Maria went to weed the rice that in the rice bay.
- Maria bá hatoba nia bebé iha kuartu laran.Maria went and put her baby to sleep in the bedroom.
- Sira lori nia ba Dare, í nia eskola iha ne'ebá.They brought him to Dare, and he went to school there.