It is the government that pays for fuel for government vehicles. in Tetun
Governu mak selu kombustivel ba kareta estadu nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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'.
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
- Bainhira povu hili governu tuir prosesu ne'ebé la'o ho loos tuir lei, governu ne'e lejítimu.When the people choose a government according to a process that is run properly in accordance with the law, this government is legitimate.
- Organizasaun ne'e sempre kontra governu.This organization always opposes the government.
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian privadu, la'ós estadu nian.This car is my private car, not a government one.
- Governu la hatán atu ami uza uma ne'e.The government doesn’t agree to us using this house.
- Se governu ida monu, tenke halo eleisaun antisipada.If a government falls, we must have an early election.
- Governu halo planu atu dada kadoras mina nian mai Timor.The government plans to bring the oil pipeline to Timor.