I feel nauseous. I'll move over there to the side. in Tetun
Ha'u sente laran la di'ak, ha'u muda fali ba ninin ne'ebá.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
fali — 'again' / 'back' / 'instead'
faliPlaced after the verb. Can mean 'again / back' or mark an unexpected reversal ('instead'). Context decides which.
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
- La bele hamriik iha ne'ebá!Don't stand over there!
- Soruk tiha, ha'u atu liu!Move over a bit, I'd like to go past!
- Uma ida ne'e la di'ak ida. Ida ne'ebá kapás.This house is no good. The one over there is lovely.
- Ha'u sempre laran sa'e waiñira ha'u sa'e bis ba Maubisse.I always feel nauseous when I take the bus to Maubisse.
- Nia tebe bola, monu ó! iha ne'ebá!He kicked the ball, and it fell all the way over there!
- Tuur duka mai, para ema seluk mós bele tuur.Move over closer to me, so that other people can sit too.