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Grammar in this phrase

• Comparison

  liu — comparison 'more / most'

  liu

  Tetun 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'.

• Possibility & probability

  bele / parese / dala ruma / kala — possibility

  bele

  Tetun hedges less than English, but has a cluster of markers. 'bele' before the verb = can / may. 'parese' at the start = 'seems'. 'dala ruma' at the start of a clause = 'perhaps, sometimes'. 'kala / kal' before a number = 'approximately'.

More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.

Related phrases

• Eskola UNTL boot liu eskola Dili Institute of Technology.The National University of Timor Lorosae is bigger than Dili Institute of Technology.
• Universidade UNTL kria kompetisaun debate entre estudante hosi fakuldade hotu-hotu.The National University of Timor-Lorosa’e has set up a debating competition between students of all the faculties.
• Agora universidade hahú loke rejistu ba estudante foun.The university is now opening the registration for new students.
• Tinan liu UNTL sai uma na'in ba konferénsia internasionál kona ba dezenvolvimentu.Last year the National University of East Timor played host to an international conference on development.
• UNTL sei hala'o graduasaun iha 14 Dezembru bazeia ba despaxu reitór.The National University of East Timor will hold its graduation on the 14th of December, based on a written ruling by the rector.
• Horiseik Komisaun Nasionál Kombate HIV/SIDA disemina informasaun kona ba Hiv-sida ba estudante eskola sekundária iha Liquiça.Yesterday the National Commission Against HIV/AIDS disseminated information on HIV-AIDS to secondary school students in Liquiça.