If you submit your CV for a job, you need to put it in a folder, otherwise the director won’t accept it. in Tetun
Atu hatama Cv ba servisu nian karik, presiza tau iha map laran, se lae diretór la simu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Conditionals
se / karik — conditionals
sekarik'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.
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.
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Atu rezigna an hosi ita nia knaar, ita presiza hatama karta rezignasaun ba diretór.To resign from your job, you must submit a letter of resignation to the director.
- Ita nia diretór foin rezigna an atu sai fali ministru. Nune'e ita presiza foti fali ema seluk sai diretór definitivu, la bele foti reitór interinu de'it.Our director has just resigned to become a government minister. So we must appoint someone else as permanent director, not just as an acting director.
- Nia bosok-teen! Ha'u sei la tau konfiansa ba nia.He’s a liar! I won’t put my trust in him.
- Ha'u tenke hakru'uk ba señór diretór, tanba nia mak ha'u nia xefe.I have to submit to the director, because he is my boss.
- Hekter hamutuk dokumentus ne'e hodi rai iha map.Staple these documents together and put them in a folder.
- Ohin loron Mana Loyola asumi knaar hanesan Diretora Sentru Língua.Today Loyola took on the job of director of the Language Centre.