I came by motorbike from the districts to Dili. The road is very bad, with the result that my hips really hurt. in Tetun
Ha'u la'o hosi foho mai Dili ho motór. Dalan aat loos, halo ha'u kidan moras hotu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Mane ne'e nia hahalok aat loos.This man has a very bad behaviour.
- Dalan ba Aileu kurva ba kurva mai.The road to Aileu curves back and forth (is very windy).
- Agora ema hadi'a hela estrada hosi Dili ba Baucau.At present people are fixing the road from Dili to Baucau.
- Timor Telecom nia rede iha distritu ladún di'ak.Timor Telecom’s network in the districts is not very good.
- Bis hosi Dili ba Maliana baibain sai madrugada.The bus from Dili to Maliana usually leaves very early in the morning.
- Ema hakoi minas iha dalan atu lasu inimigu sira ne'ebé mai ataka.People buried land mines along the road to get enemies who came to attack.