Even if I dance without any food or drink, that's fine, so long as I dance! in Tetun
Ha'u dansa maran mós la buat ida, naran katak dansa!
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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
- Hahán iha ka?Is there any food?
- Ha'u la han, la buat ida, basta dansa!If I don't eat, that's OK, so long as I dance!
- Rahun di'ak ba ema ne'ebé fiar maski la haree.Blessed are those who believe even without seeing.
- Banhira ami la'o dook, ami nia amá sempre fó hanoin ami atu lori bukae.When we are going to travel a long way, our mother always reminds us to bring food for the journey.
- Abél tama prizaun la iha justifikasaun husi tribunál. To'o oras ne'e nia la hatene nia sala saida.Abél was put in prison without the court giving any justification. He still doesn’t know what he is guilty of.
- Ema barak mate. Iha mós ema kanek na'in hitu mak ami konsege lori ba ospitál, maski dook.Many people died. There were also seven injured people whom we managed to take to hospital, even though it was a long way.