His behaviour in school is bad. in Tetun
Ninia atitude iha eskola la di'ak.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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
- Sira koá sai Arey nia naran hosi eskola tanba hahalok aat beibeik.They expelled Arey from the school for continual bad behaviour.
- Mateus agora de'ut hela nia matan, tanba ai-luruk mak tama.Mateus is rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands, because a prickle has gotten into his eye.
- Nia naran jentiu "Naha Risi", maibé iha eskola bolu tuir naran sarani, "Manuel dos Santos".His traditional name is "Naha Risi", but at school he is called by his Christian name "Manuel dos Santos".
- Mane ne'e nia hahalok aat loos.This man has a very bad behaviour.
- Ó nia hahalok aat ne'e hamoe família de'it.Your bad behaviour has shamed the family.
- Nia saláriu hakerek klaru iha kontratu laran.His salary is clearly written in his contract.