I love eating mangoes, particularly ripe ones, not green mangoes. in Tetun
Ha'u gosta han haas, liuliu ida ne'ebé tasak ona, la'ós haas matak.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Haas iha toos lar tasak hotu ona, ami atu bá kait.The mangoes on the farm are all ripe, we’re about to go and hook them (to pick them).
- Maromak domin na'in.God is love.
- Ha'u hadomi loos ha'u nia mamá.I really love my Mum.
- Ita tenke hadomi ita nia funu-balun.We must love our enemies.
- Nai, ida be Ita hadomi ne'e moras.Lord, the one You love is sick.
- Mor, mai hemu lai!My love, come and have a drink!