If we go up to Dare, we see a beautiful view of Dili. in Tetun
Se ita sa'e ba Dare, ita haree panorama Dili furak loos.
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Grammar in this phrase
Conditionals
se / karik — conditionals
se'se' opens a definite conditional ('if X, then Y'). 'karik' sits at the end of a clause and hedges it ('perhaps'); it can also mark an uncertain conditional.
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ha'u nia matan hateke dook la moos, maibé se ha'u uza okulu haree moos loos.I can’t see clearly in the distance. But if I put a glasses, I can see clearly.
- Ha'u hosi Dili.I am from Dili.
- Sira oin bonita tan-tanan!They're all beautiful!
- Ita uza ita nia matan hodi haree.we use our eyes to see.
- Maria eskola iha Dili.Maria was educated in Dili.
- Ha'u haree manu knuuk iha ai-leten barak.I see lots of nests in the tree.