Jelitu braked poorly, such that (the car) ran into a tree. in Tetun
Jelitu sama travaun la metin to'o xoke tiha ai-huun.
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Grammar in this phrase
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
- Kareta hakiduk sala mak xoke parede.The car reversed wrongly, and so ran into the wall.
- Nia xoke labarik ne'e tanba nia halai lansadu.He ran into the child (in a car) because he was speeding.
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian privadu, la'ós estadu nian.This car is my private car, not a government one.
- Maria para debe dór! Nia gosta debe tuun debe sa'e.Maria's such a borrower! She's always going into debt to others.
- Ita bá oin la bele ona, muda ba marxa atrás para bá kotuk lai.We can't go forward any more, put (the car) into reverse so we can go backwards first.
- Apoli nia kareta mola fraku. Kuandu tama rai kuak halo isin moras hotu.The suspension of Apoli’s car is very weak. When the car hits a pothole we feel sore all over.