I’m not used to sleeping in the afternoon. in Tetun
Ha'u la toman toba lokraik.
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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
- Botardi, tia.Good afternoon, auntie.
- Orsida lokraik ita la'o halimar, é.Let's go for a stroll this afternoon, hey.
- Bainhira ha'u to'o uma, apá toba hela.When I reached the house, dad was sleeping.
- Ha'u nia avoo mane uluk fuma tabaku uza kaixumba.My grandfather used to smoke tobacco in a pipe.
- Sira hosi klubu Benfica mak manán ohin loraik ne'e.Those from the Benfica club won this afternoon.
- António uza goma atu lem nia surat tahan iha parede.António used glue to glue his paper to the wall.