As you exit the room please pick up any rubbish take it to throw in the right place. ss in Tetun
Favór sai hosi sala karik, hili tiha lixu lori bá soe iha nia fatin.
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Grammar in this phrase
Conditionals
se / karik — conditionals
karik'se' opens a definite conditional ('if X, then Y'). 'karik' sits at the end of a clause and hedges it ('perhaps'); it can also mark an uncertain conditional.
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
- Bá foti kaixa mamuk mai, ita tau fo'er lori bá fakar iha lixu fatin.Go get the empty box so that we can put the rubbish in and take it to dump the rubbish in the dump.
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