Help me reverse this car; I don't know how to reverse. in Tetun
Ó ajuda hakiduk lai kareta ne'e; ha'u hakiduk kareta la hatene.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
lai — 'first' / polite request
laiAfter the verb or object, 'lai' means 'first, for a moment' — often softens a request by implying the action won't last long.
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
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- Ha'u la hatene. Husu to'ok Pedro.I don’t know. Try asking Pedro.
- Ha'u la hatene bahasa.I don't speak ('know') Indonesian.
- Dulce ho Joana seidauk koñese malu.Dulce and Joana don’t know each other yet.
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