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I have not taken my registration card for exam because I have not paid the semester fee. in Tetun

Ha'u seidauk foti kartaun rejistu ezame tanba sei dauk selu osan semester nian.

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Grammar in this phrase

  • Aspect markers

    sei — 'will' or 'still'

    sei

    Tetun has no verb conjugation. Aspect and tense are marked by particles. 'sei' sits immediately before the verb — marking a definite future ('will') or a continuative ('still'). Combine with 'hela' after the verb for ongoing action. Negation is 'sei la' = 'will not'.

  • Negation

    seidauk — 'not yet'

    seidauk

    Single word covering English 'not yet / hasn't ... yet'. Goes before the verb.

  • Possession

    nia / nian — possession

    nian

    'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.

More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.

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