I didn't go! in Tetun
Ha'u la bá ida!
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
- Nia la hariis.He/she didn't bathe.
- Ha'u la hetan doit metan ida!I didn't get any money at all!
- Pora! Nusaa mak ohin nia la mai?!Good grief! Why didn't he come!
- Nia la prienxe rekezitu.He didn't meet the requirements.
- Ohin dadeer ha'u la bá servisu.This morning I didn't go to work.
- Ami la komprende. Favór ida hatete fali.We didn't understand. Please say it again.