Earlier today I was walking without looking where I was going, and fell down into a deep hole in the ground. in Tetun
Ohin ha'u la'o la haree rai, monu tama tiha ba rai kuak naruk.
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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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Kilat musan barak monu iha rai tanba ohin dadeer polísia mai tiru mate fahi sira iha ne'e.Lots of bullets are scattered on the ground because earlier today the police came and shot the pigs here.
- Udan tuun hodi habokon rai.Rain fell wetting the ground.
- Ohin ó bá ne'ebé?What did you go (earlier today)?
- Keta tama iha tasi ne'e, bee ne'e kle'an!Don't go into the sea here, the water is deep!
- André monu tuun hosi ai-huun no mate liu.André fell down from a tree and died on the spot.
- Ai tahan monu namtate loos iha rai.The tree’s leaves fell and are scattered on the ground.