In this voting centre the AMP coalition has five observers: one goes in, and there are four substitutes. in Tetun
Iha sentru votasaun ne'e, aliansa AMP iha fiskais lima: ida de'it mak tama iha laran, depois iha suplente haat.
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Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
depoisCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Votasaun remata tuku haat.The voting finished at four o’clock.
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- Iha Timor, seidauk iha otél sinku estrelas.In Timor there are not yet any five-star hotels.
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- Labarik sira iha hotu. Só ida de'it mak falta.The children were all present; there was only one who was absent.