I like taking videos, because they help me remember when I forget what I’ve seen. in Tetun
Ha'u gosta foka vídeo, tanba ajuda ha'u hanoin fali waiñira ha'u haluha buat ne'ebé mak ha'u haree tiha ona.
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Grammar in this phrase
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fali — 'again' / 'back' / 'instead'
faliPlaced after the verb. Can mean 'again / back' or mark an unexpected reversal ('instead'). Context decides which.
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ona — 'already' (perfective)
onaPlaced after the verb (or after the object), 'ona' marks that something has already happened. Cannot stand alone — must belong to a sentence. See also 'tiha ona' for a stronger completed aspect.
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tiha ona — completed perfect
tiha onaStronger than 'ona' alone. Marks a completed action with ongoing relevance — closer to the English present perfect.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Sira hotu riku. Maski nune'e, sira lakoi ajuda ami.They are all rich. Nevertheless, they refused to help us.
- Sira servisu oin la moos hotu tanba simu subornu.They are not doing their work properly because they received bribes.
- Sira hotu han to'o bosu. Han tiha, sira mós fahe malu.They all ate until they were satisfied. Having eaten, they went their separate ways.
- Ha'u haluha nia oin tanba kleur loos la hetan malu.I’ve forgotten what he looks like, because we haven’t seen each other for a long time.
- Sira ne'e oportunista de'it. Uluk rai susar, sira halai sai ba rai li'ur, maibé agora sira mai fali buka pozisaun iha governu.They are just opportunists. In the past when it was hard, they fled overseas, but now they have come back seeking positions in the government.
- Sira presiza ita nia ajuda.They need our help.