How do you say "Ester is pregnant, so she can’t do heavy work." in Tetun?

"Ester is pregnant, so she can’t do heavy work." in Tetun is "Mana Ester isin rua hela, ne'ebé nia la bele kaer servisu todan.".

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Ester is pregnant, so she can’t do heavy work. in Tetun

Mana Ester isin rua hela, ne'ebé nia la bele kaer servisu todan.

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Aspect markers
hela — 'currently' or 'reside'
hela
After a verb, 'hela' marks continuous aspect ('is ...-ing'). As a standalone verb it means 'live, reside'. Often paired with 'sei' for 'is still ...-ing'.
Negation
la — 'not' (general negation)
la
Placed 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.
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.

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