As president elect he doesn't yet have power. in Tetun
Nu'udar prezidente eleitu nia seidauk iha podér.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Negation
seidauk — 'not yet'
seidaukSingle word covering English 'not yet / hasn't ... yet'. Goes before the verb.
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Timor-leste seidauk uza enerjia solár.Timor-Leste doesn't yet use solar energy.
- Timor seidauk iha banku agríkola.Timor doesn't yet have an agricultural bank.
- Ami nia uma foun seidauk liga ahi, nune'e kalan susar atu estuda.Our new house doesn’t yet have electricity connected, so it’s difficult to study at night.
- Prezidente da Repúblika iha kompeténsia atu disolve parlamentu hodi konvoka eleisaun antesipada.The President of the Republic has the power to dissolve parliament and call early elections.
- Prezidente da Repúblika seidauk fó hatene, nia atu promulga ka veto lei ne'e.The President of the Republic has not yet announced whether he will promulgate or veto this law.
- Sira haan ona ka?Have they eaten yet?