I have wasted time so much time attending a course, but didn’t learn anything. in Tetun
Ha'u lakon tempu barak bá kursu, maibé la aprende buat ida.
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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
- Mestre hanorin full-time ka part-time?Does the teacher teach full-time or part-time?
- Ha'u soe ha'u nia telefone tanba se lae halimar game demais.I threw out my telephone because otherwise I'd spend too much time playing games.
- Lideransa la aloka osan atu selu funsionáriu. Naturalmente ida ne'e hamosu problema!The leadership didn't allocate money to pay the staff. Of course this gave rise to problems!
- Ha'u la bá ida!I didn't go!
- tuir kursuattend a course
- Agora sinku í meia.The time is 5.30.