Dad, where did you buy such a sharp machete? in Tetun
Pai hola katana iha ne'ebé mak kro'at loos ne'e?
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Halo oinsá mak besi aat ne'e sai fali katana ne'ebé di'ak no kro'at?How could this old metal become a good sharp machete?
- Toos na'in barak prefere liu uza adubu orgániku hanesan karau teen duké uza adubu anorgániku hanesan NPK.Many farmers prefer using organic fertilisers such as cow manure to using inorganic fertilisers such as NPK.
- Apá mate ho klamar moos.Dad died with a clean heart.
- Ó hakarak saida de'it, apá fó.Whatever you want, Dad will give.
- Kuidadu! Tudik ne'e kro'at loos.Be careful! This knife is very sharp.
- Pai kadoo ai-riin hodi halo uma.Dad sawed wooden posts to build a house.