In elections, the observers search for, collate and weigh up information in order to make a report to inform whether the election ran correctly. in Tetun
Iha eleisaun, observadór sira buka, halibur no tetu informasaun atu halo relatóriu hodi fó hatene katak eleisaun ne'e la'o loos ka la loos.
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Grammar in this phrase
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.
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
- Governu sei la responsabiliza reportajen ne'e loos ka lae.The government is not responsible for whether this report is true or not.
- La iha kandidatu ida manán absoluta iha primeira ronda eleisaun prezidensiál nian, nune'e sei iha segunda ronda iha fulan Maiu.No candidate won an absolute majority in the first round of the presidential elections, so there will be a second round of elections in May.
- Ha'u nono bee atu halo xá.I am boiling water to make tea.
- Juiz tenke hatuun desizaun ne'ebé justu.Judges must make just decisions.
- Kongresu partidu Cnrt nian hala'o iha semana ne'e nia laran.The CNRT congress ran this week.
- Nusaa mak ó halo sasán runguranga loos iha uma laran?Why do you make the room a mess?